Village
Emmaus
Location debated. Scholars propose competing sites; the marker shows one candidate.
- Ancient name
- Emmaus
- Modern location
- Motza (Qalunya), one proposed site · Near Jerusalem
- Location
- Location debated
Editorial summary
Two disciples walking to Emmaus were joined by Jesus, whom they recognized when he broke bread with them.
What happened here
1The road to Emmaus
That same day two disciples, one named Cleopas, were walking to Emmaus when Jesus joined them unrecognized. At the meal he broke bread, their eyes were opened, and they hurried back to Jerusalem to tell the others.
People here
2On these journeys
Scripture
Nearby in the atlas
Location certainty
Luke places Emmaus sixty stadia from Jerusalem. Proposed sites include Qalunya (Motza), Emmaus Nicopolis and el-Qubeibeh; the marker shows Qalunya, the candidate most supported in OpenBible.info’s survey.
- Coordinates
- 31.7929° N, 35.1642° E