Bethany
Bethany is a settlement mentioned in 12 verses. Its most likely location is Al Eizariya. The name means “the house of song; the house of affliction.”
Where is Bethany?
Approx. 31.7717, 35.2559 · OpenStreetMap · Google Maps
Possible modern locations
| Identification | Type | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Al Eizariya | settlement | High |
Bethany in the Bible dictionary
House of dates. (1.) The Revised Version in John 1:28 has this word instead of Bethabara, on the authority of the oldest manuscripts. It appears to have been the name of a place on the east of Jordan.
(2.) A village on the south-eastern slope of the Mount of Olives (Mark 11:1), about 2 miles east of Jerusalem, on the road to Jericho. It derived its name from the number of palm-trees which grew there. It was the residence of Lazarus and his sisters. It is frequently mentioned in connection with memorable incidents in the life of our Lord (Matt. 21:17; 26:6; Mark 11:11, 12; 14:3; Luke 24:50; John 11:1; 12:1). It is now known by the name of el-Azariyeh, i.e., “place of Lazarus,” or simply Lazariyeh. Seen from a distance, the village has been described as “remarkably beautiful, the perfection of retirement and repose, of seclusion and lovely peace.” Now a mean village, containing about twenty families.
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Verses that mention Bethany
- Matthew 21:17
And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.
- Matthew 26:6
Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
- Mark 11:1
And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,
- Mark 11:11
And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.
- Mark 11:12
And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
- Mark 14:3
And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
- Luke 19:29
And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
- Luke 24:50
And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
- John 11:1
Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
- John 11:17
Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.