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Βηθανία

Bēthania · Bethany

Greek word · Strong’s number G963 · appears 12 times in the Bible

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What it means

Bēthania (Βηθανία) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “Bethany”.

A village on the Mount of Olives, about two miles (three kilometers) from Jerusalem.

How to say it

Bē·tha·ni·a

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

The place

JerusalemBethany
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.

  • Bethany

    Today: al-Eizariya (Bethany), West Bank

    A village on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives, about 2 miles (3 km) from Jerusalem.

    Martha, Mary and Lazarus lived there, and Jesus raised Lazarus (John 11:1, 43-44). Jesus went up to heaven near Bethany (Luke 24:50-51).

    John 11:1John 12:1Mark 11:1Luke 24:50

Where it appears

  • Matthew 21:17

    And leaving them, he went out of the city to Bethany, and spent the night there.

  • Matthew 26:6

    Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

  • Mark 11:1

    And when they draw near to Jerusalem, to Bethphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sends two of his disciples

  • Mark 11:11

    And he entered into Jerusalem, into the temple; and having looked around at everything, since the hour was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve.

  • Mark 11:12

    And on the next day, as they came out from Bethany, he was hungry.

  • Mark 14:3

    And while he was in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he was reclining at table, a woman came with an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard, very costly; breaking the jar, she poured it over his head.

  • Luke 19:29

    And it happened, as he drew near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the Mount of Olives, that he sent two of the disciples,

  • Luke 24:50

    And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them.

  • John 1:28

    These things happened in Bethany across the Jordan, where John was immersing.

  • John 11:1

    Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha.

  • John 11:18

    Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away.

  • John 12:1

    So six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the dead.