Place · City
Bethany
Named in 11 verses across 4 books, first in John 11:1.
In the Bible
All 3 verses in John, in Bible order. Text from the Berean Standard Bible; verse numbers follow the KJV.
John
- John 11:1
At this time a man named Lazarus was sick. He lived in Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.
- John 11:18
Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,
- John 12:1
Six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, the hometown of Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
Events here
Events the dataset sets at Bethany. Dates follow its Ussher–Jones reckoning (one of several traditional counts), not established history.
- c. AD 29Jesus meets Martha and Mary
- c. AD 30Lazarus Raised form the Dead
- no dateMary Anoints Jesus
Dictionary
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), as attached to this record by Theographic. Its geography and “modern” descriptions date from the 1890s. Easton wrote in 1897, and some of his views are now debated.
Read Easton’s entry
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.