Emmaus

What this place is

• Holy site — visited by fourth-century pilgrims as the Emmaus where the Lord was known in the breaking of bread

Who is recorded here

• Jesus appearance · AD 30

What happened here

• Road to Emmaus AD 30

In art

• Landscape with Christ at Emmaus — Gillis d'Hondecoeter (1617)
• The Appearance of Jesus to the Disciples at Emmaus — Benjamin Gerritsz Cuyp (1640)
• Pilgrims at Emmaus — Rembrandt (1661)

About the place

Emmaus is a town mentioned in the Gospel of Luke of the New Testament. Luke reports that Jesus appeared, after his death and resurrection, before two of his disciples while they were walking on the road to Emmaus.

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