• PER279 Return to Jerusalem and stop at Bethphage

    The article examines Jesus’ arrival at Bethphage, a strategic stop before Jerusalem. Jesus sends two disciples to fetch a colt in order to fulfil a messianic prophecy. Bethphage, the "house of figs", is crucial in the Gospel narratives.

    Zechariah 9.9 (King James Version) :
    Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion; shout, O daughter of Jerusalem: behold, thy King cometh unto thee: he is just, and having salvation; lowly, and riding upon an ass, and upon a colt the foal of an ass.Notehaving…: or, saving himselfNoteby…: or, whose covenant is by blood
    King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org
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