Who was Cleopas?
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Cleopas was one of two disciples Jesus met on the road to Emmaus the afternoon of his resurrection (Luke 24). Walking dejected and slow, they did not recognize Jesus until he broke bread with them.
Cleopas and his companion (likely his wife) had heard rumors of the resurrection but couldn’t make sense of it.
Jesus walked alongside them, opened the OT to show how all of it pointed to him, and accepted their hospitality.
"Were not our hearts burning within us?" they said afterward. A model of the risen Christ teaching from all Scripture — and meeting his people in disappointment.
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Original BibleDawn answer · reviewed 2026-06. Drafted with AI assistance and reviewed for accuracy.