New Zebedee is a Michigan city. The population was 6,000 in the late-1940s. It is the county seat of Capernaum County.
Residents
- Jonathan Barnavelt
- Nephew, Lewis
- George and Louise Pottinger
- daughter, Rose Rita
- Florence Zimmermann
Notable locations
- Barnavelt House
- Civil War Monument
- Courthouse
- Fountain
- Grand Army of the Republic Hall
- Hawaii House
- Heemsoth’s Rexall Drug Store
- Lyon Lake
- Main Street
- Mansion Street
- Masonic Temple
- National Museum of Magic
- Opera House
- Oaklawn Hospital
- Oakridge Cemetery
- Schuyler’s Restaurant
Inspiration
Many of the people and places in New Zebedee were inspired by Bellairs's hometown, the uniquely historic Marshall, Michigan.
Zebedee is a Biblical allusion, one of many religious references throughout Bellairs's work. In the Bible, Zebedee was a Hebrew fisherman and the father of James and John, two of the Apostles of Jesus in Mark 3:17[1]. His wife is said to have been Salome, one of the women who beheld His crucifixion and brought offerings to his tomb.
Reference
| Lewis Barnavelt Series |
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| Bellairs Corpus | |
| By John Bellairs | |
| Completed by Brad Strickland | |
| By Brad Strickland | |
| Series | |
| Who's who | Lewis Barnavelt | Rose Rita Pottinger | Jonathan Barnavelt | Florence Zimmermann |
| What's what | Barnavelt House | Fountain |
| Where's there | New Zebedee, Michigan |
