Bethany

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Bethany

Meaning - house of dates

A village on the southeastern side of the Mount of Olives (Mark 11:1), about 3 kilometers east of Jerusalem along the road to Jericho. The name is derived from the palm-trees which grew there. Bethany is probably best known as the residence of Lazarus and his family. Here Jesus worked one of his greatest miracles, raising Lazarus from the dead. It is now known by its Arabic name el-Azariyeh, which means "place of Lazarus," or simply Lazariyeh. Today it is a village, containing about twenty families.

Scriptures

Mat_21:17

Mat_26:6

Mar_11:1

Mar_11:11

Mar_11:12

Mar_14:3

Luk_19:29

Luk_24:50

Joh_11:1;

Joh_11:18

Joh_12:1