Bethany
Cityaka Bethany
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.
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Key verses
John 11:1
Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha.
Matthew 21:17
He left them, and went out of the city to Bethany, and lodged there.
Mark 14:3
While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard—very costly. She broke the jar, and poured it over his head.
Matthew 26:6
Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
Luke 24:50
He led them out as far as Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
Mark 11:1
When they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,