Bethany
City
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.
Named in 11 verses
- Matthew 21:17 He left them and went out of the city to Bethany, and camped there.
- Matthew 26:6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
- Mark 11:1 When they came near to Jerusalem, to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples
- Mark 11:11 Jesus entered into the temple in Jerusalem. When he had looked around at everything, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve.
- Mark 11:12 The next day, when they had come out from Bethany, he was hungry.
- 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
- Luke 19:29 When he came near to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the mountain that is called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples,
- Luke 24:50 He led them out as far as Bethany, and he lifted up his hands and blessed them.
- John 11:1 Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha.
- John 11:18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away.
- John 12:1 Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.