John of Nob

Patriarch of the village of Nob, near Jerusalem. He recently lost his Wife and his daughter married far away when he welcomed Jesus on behalf of the entire village.

John attended, together with his Wife Lia, the speech of the old man Simeon about the coming of the Messiah, during the presentation of baby Jesus at the Temple. When he meets Jesus, he thus expresses the same wish as Simeon:

"Let, O Lord, your servant depart in Peace, for my eyes have seen your Christ!"

He offers his house, close to Jerusalem but still isolated, as a refuge for the persecuted Jesus. He has the trial of hosting a Judas who is arrogant, an outcast:

- "Still at your carving, old man? It's cold! And here, there is no Fire. I'm hungry, and nothing is prepared. Elise must be sleeping, maybe? She wanted to do it all alone. But old people are slow, and their memory is feeble. Hey! You don't speak? Are you completely deaf tonight?""

- "No. But I let you speak, you who are an apostle, and it is not fitting for me to make you reproaches," replies the old man.

- "Reproaches? Why?"

- "Search within yourself, and you will find."

- "My Conscience does not speak..."

- "That is a sign that it is distorted or that you have crippled it."

Character and Appearance

A limping and poor old man.

Apostolic Journey

Witness of the Resurrection. Jesus sends him a lamb for Resurrection Sunday:

"This lamb is sent to you by Jesus of Nazareth, your friend, so that you make a joyful Banquet today, for there is no greater joy than that of this day for the true friends of the Christ."

John sees in this gesture the certainty that Jesus is risen. This faith is rewarded. To Jesus who appears to him and asks if he still wants to die, he replies:

"It would be sad to leave the world where you are no longer as before. But I give up the Peace of Heaven to tell the unbelievers: 'I have seen Him!'"

Jesus then lays his hand on his head to bless him and adds:

"But soon it will be Peace, too, and you will come to Me with the title of confessor of Christ."

His Name

ןיוחנ (John – Yohanân)

From the Greek Iôannês coming from the Hebrew. Iohanân, "the Eternal One has shown Grace, has been favorable".

Where is he mentioned in the work?

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