Places of the Bible

Bethany

Judea · New Testament · 11 verses

A village on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives, about two miles from Jerusalem. The name appears in Matthew, Mark, Luke and 1 more in the King James text.

About Bethany

A village on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives, about two miles from Jerusalem.

Its place in the story

Bethany was the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, close friends of Jesus. Here Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead and was anointed by Mary before his crucifixion. He often stayed in Bethany during his visits to Jerusalem.

Bethany in Scripture (KJV)

“And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.”
Matthew 21:17 (KJV)
“Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,”
Matthew 26:6 (KJV)
“And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,”
Mark 11:1 (KJV)
“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 11:11 (KJV)
“And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:”
Mark 11:12 (KJV)
“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.”
Mark 14:3 (KJV)
“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 19:29 (KJV)
“And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.”
Luke 24:50 (KJV)

Bethany is named 11 times in Scripture; 8 shown above.

Where it leads

In Bethany Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, and near it he ascended into heaven after his resurrection.

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Where is Bethany in the Bible?

A village on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives, about two miles from Jerusalem. The name appears in Matthew, Mark, Luke and 1 more in the King James text.

What happened at Bethany?

Bethany was the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, close friends of Jesus. Here Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead and was anointed by Mary before his crucifixion. He often stayed in Bethany during his visits to Jerusalem.

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