Topic
Bethany
24 passages cited, from 4 classic reference works.
These works date from 1884–1915 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Matthew 21:17Easton · ISBE · Nave Jesus sojourns at
¶ And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.
- Mark 11:11Easton · ISBE · Nave Jesus sojourns at
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.
- John 1:28Easton · Smith · ISBE
These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
- Mark 11:1Easton · ISBE
And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,
- Mark 11:12Easton · Nave Jesus sojourns at
¶ And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
- Mark 14:3Easton · ISBE
¶ 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.
- John 11:1–57ISBE · Nave Lazarus dies and is raised to life at
Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) Therefore his sisters sent unto him,…
- John 11:18ISBE · Nave A village on the eastem slope of the Mount of Olives
Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
- Matthew 26:1–13ISBE
And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples, Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified. Then assembled together the chief priests, and the…
- Matthew 26:6Easton
¶ Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
- Matthew 26:6–13Nave Jesus attends a feast in
¶ Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, There came unto him a woman having an alabaster box of very precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at meat. But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To…
- Mark 11:1–11Nave The colt of a donkey upon which Jesus made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, obtained at
And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples, And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt…
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- Mark 11:19 Nave Jesus sojourns at
- Mark 14:3–9 ISBE
- Luke 7:36–50 ISBE
- Luke 10:38–41 Nave Mary, Martha, and Lazarus dwell at
- Luke 19:29 ISBE
- Luke 24:50 Easton
- Luke 24:50–51 ISBE
- John 2:1–8 ISBE
- John 2:1 ISBE
- John 11:1 Easton
- John 12:1 Easton
- John 12:1–9 Nave Jesus attends a feast in
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 10 references
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.
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 1 references
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · 16 references
beth'-a-ni (Bethania):
(1) A village, 15 furlongs from Jerusalem (Joh 11:18), on the road to Jericho, at the Mount of Olives (Mr 11:1; Lu 19:29), where lived "Simon the leper" (Mr 14:3) and Mary, Martha and Lazarus (Joh 11:18 f). This village may justifiably be called the Judean home of Jesus, as He appears to have preferred to lodge there rather than in Jerusalem itself (Mt 21:17; Mr 11:11). Here occurred the incident of the raising of Lazarus (Joh 11) and the feast at the house of Simon (Mt 26:1-13; Mr 14:3-9; Lu 7:36-50; Joh 1:2:1-8). The Ascension as recorded in Lu 24:50-51 is thus described: "He led them out until they were over against Bethany: and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he parted from them, and was carried up into heaven."
Bethany is today el `Azareyeh ("the place of Lazarus"--the L being displaced to form the article). It is a miserably untidy and tumble-down village facing East on the Southeast slope of the Mount of Olives, upon the carriage road to Jericho. A fair number of fig, almond and olive trees surround the houses. The traditional tomb of Lazarus is shown and there are some remains of medieval buildings, besides rock-cut tombs of much earlier date (PEF, III, 27, Sheet XVII).
(2) "Bethany beyond the Jordan" (Joh 1:28; the King James Version Bethabara; Bethabara, a reading against the majority of the manuscripts, supported by Origen on geographical grounds): No such place is known. Grove suggested that the place intended is BETH-NIMRAH (which see), the modern Tell nimrin, a singularly suitable place, but hard to fit in with Joh 1:28; compare Joh 2:1. The traditional site is the ford East of Jericho.
E. W. G. Masterman
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 10 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → A village on the eastem slope of the Mount of Olives Joh 11:18
- → Mary, Martha, and Lazarus dwell at Lu 10:38-41
- → Lazarus dies and is raised to life at Joh 11
- → Jesus attends a feast in Mt 26:6-13; Joh 12:1-9
- → The colt of a donkey upon which Jesus made his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, obtained at Mr 11:1-11
- → Jesus sojourns at Mt 21:17; Mr 11:11,12,19
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884); International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915); Nave's Topical Bible (1896), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.