Gezer
Scene of a battle led by Judas Maccabeus. It is an opportunity for Jesus to teach the "essential elements to have God with us to help us in just endeavors" [1].
Description
Jezeron is mentioned only once in the work. While Jesus and his followers stop at the entrance of Emmaus on the Plain, He recalls to them the biblical episode recounting the battle that took place there[2]. "The troops of Judas with whom God was, defeated and routed the Enemies, pursuing them as far as Jezeron, Azot, Idumea"[3] "and Jamnia, says the story"[4]. Maria Valtorta spells phonetically “Jezeron.” It is precisely under the name Gezeron (Gazara) that Gezer is mentioned, in the ancient versions of the book of Maccabees[5].
Its name
Jezeron, Gezeron, Gezer, Gazara. "Gezar" (גזר), in Hebrew, means "cutting" or "portion." This could refer to a geographical division or a feature of the terrain.
Where is it mentioned in the work?
EMV 405.
Learn more about this place
The ancient city of Gezer is mentioned several times in the Bible. Its strategic position, halfway between Joppa and Jerusalem, made this city an important military site.
Explore
- 31° 52’ 37’’ N / 34° 55’ 19’’ E /
- +127m.
Notes and references
Note: Quotations from the work of Maria Valtorta on this page currently use machine-translated text and will gradually be replaced by the official English translation. Until then, the official translation may be consulted through the reference link provided with each quotation.
- ↑ Article partially written from the Geographical Dictionary of the Gospel, J.-F. LAVÈRE.
- ↑ 1 Maccabees (or Martyrs of Israel) 4:1-11.
- ↑ South of Judea.
- ↑ EMV 405.8.
- ↑ See for example 1 Maccabees 4:15 in the Bible of Dom Calmet.