Nob
Village on Mount Scopus near Jerusalem.
Inhabitants or natives
John the patriarch, widower of Leah, Levi the young child healed of a sudden peritonitis.
Description
"The village, being on a height, has air and light even on an overcast day and from there the eye discovers Jerusalem to the south, and Ramah (Judea) to the north (I say Ramah (Judea) because this name is written on a milestone with the indication of the miles)." Thomas, last winter, Nicodemus still, priest John his disciple, and others made the small village a place that belongs to Him [Jesus]."[1]
Notable events
Jesus performs the miracle of the wind here.[2] This village is home to Eliza who maintains a rear base there for a Jesus increasingly persecuted in Jerusalem. Jesus receives Valeria there while she is in the process of divorcing and advises her[3]; he heals the young Levi there.
Its name
Nob or Nob is a locality situated northeast of Jerusalem on the eastern slope of Mount Scopus (Ras el-Mesharif).
There is conjecture about its current location: some postulate Shouafat (Tell Shuafat, Shafât) northwest of the Mount, others postulate Isawiya (el-Isawiyeh, El Aisawiyeh, Al Sawana) to the east of the mount, on the road to Anatoth (Anâta).
This last hypothesis seems plausible, in accordance with what Maria Valtorta and biblical references say about it.[4]
Where is it mentioned in the work?
GRM 488 GRM 489
GRM 511 GRM 528 GRM 529 GRM 531
GRM 632
More about this place
This is where Ahimelek, descendant of Eli, took refuge with the sacred objects of the sanctuary of Shiloh after the capture of the Ark by the Philistines. He gives David and his companions, hunted and The Hungry, the showbread usually reserved exclusively for priests. He also arms him with the sword taken long ago from Goliath. Denounced, he will pay with his life for this deed.
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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.