Jericho. This is the second mention in N.T. Compare Matthew 20:20, the first. Over 100,000 inhabitants (according to Epiphanius, Bishop of Cyprus, 368-403. Works vol. i. 702).
as He went out. as He was going out.
The three. ases of healing here were: (1) as He drew near (Luke 18:35); (2) "as He was going out"; and (3) after He had left "two" (not beggars) who sat by the wayside. See App-152.
of. from. Greek. apo. App-104.
blind. The wonder is, not that there were four, but that there were only four. Blindness and eye-diseasesare very common in the East; said to be one in five.
Bartimmus. Aramaic for "son of Timnus", as explained. See App-94.
sat. was sitting.
by. beside. Greek. para. App-104.