And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.
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Gill's Exposition
And Jesus stood still,.... Hearing his voice, and knowing what charges and reproofs were given him to be silent:
and commanded him to be called and led and brought unto him: this order was given;…
See this passage explained in the notes at Mat 20:29-34. Mar 10:46 Blind Bartimeus - Matthew says there were two. Mark mentions but one, though he does not deny that there was another. He mentions…
Adam Clarke
Blind Bartimeus - בר bar in Syriac signifies son. It appears that he was thus named because Timeus, Talmeus or Talmai, was the name of his father, and thus the son would be called Bar-talmeus, or…
This passage of story agrees with that, Mat 20:29, etc. Only that there were told of two blind men; here, and Luk 18:35, only of one: but if there were two, there was one. This one is named here,…
Cambridge Bible
Passing through Jericho. Blind Bartimæus
46. And they came Leaving behind them the upland pastures of Peræa, the little company travelled along the road which led down to the sunken channel of the…