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UPPER ROOM

A room in the upper story or one built onto the flat roof of a large Palestinian house. It was in such an upper guest chamber (Gk. anágaion) in Jerusalem that Jesus gathered with his disciples for the Last Supper (Mark 14:15 = Luke 22:12; cf. Matt. 26:18). The upper room is described as being both “large” and “furnished,” the latter indicating the provision of cushions for dining. Later tradition (10th century c.e.) identified the room as a vaulted chamber (the Coenaculum or Cenacle) on the second floor of the mosque en-Nebi Daud, which also contains on the first floor the reputed tomb of David.

Gk. hyperṓon designates the place in Jerusalem where the disciples stayed following the ascension of Jesus (Acts 1:12-14). The use of the definite article (“the” upper room) has led to the suggestion that it is identical with the well-known location of the Last Supper. It could also possibly be in the home of Mary, the mother of John Mark (Acts 12:12).

Other references to upper rooms include the place in Joppa where Tabitha/Dorcas was taken after her death and subsequently resuscitated by Peter (Acts 9:36-43) and the place in Troas where Paul preached at length and the drowsy Eutychus fell out of a third-story window (20:7-12).

B. Keith Brewer

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UPPER ROOM

Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)