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The entry of Jesus into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, which Jesus begins near Bethany – Mark 11:1 [21] and Luke 19:29 [22] The lodging of Jesus in Bethany during the following week – Matthew 21:17 [23] and Mark 11:11-12 [24] The dinner in the house of Simon the Leper, at which Jesus was anointed – Matthew 26:6-13, [25] Mark 14:3-9, [26] and ...
Bethany (Aramaic: בית עניא, Beth Anya, "house of the figs") was a village near Jerusalem and residence of the siblings Martha, Mary and Lazarus, and also Simon the Leper. Bethany, Connecticut Bethany Beach, Delaware
The village of Bethany near Jerusalem is where, according to the Gospels, Jesus performed the resurrection of Lazarus, the brother of his friends Mary and Martha.The reputed tomb of Lazarus in Bethany thus became the centre of pilgrimage in the 4th century, and a basilica church was built there probably in the 6th century.
Bethany (near Jerusalem): The raising of Lazarus, shortly before Jesus enters Jerusalem for the last time, takes place in Bethany. [38] Bethesda: In John 5:1–18, the healing of the paralytic takes place at the Pool of Bethesda in Jerusalem. [39] Bethlehem: The Gospel of Luke states that the birth of Jesus took place in Bethlehem. [40] [41]
The locations, lands, and nations mentioned in the Bible are not all listed here. Some locations might appear twice, each time under a different name. Only places having their own Wikipedia articles are included. See also the list of minor biblical places for locations which do not have their own Wikipedia article.
Model of the pools during the Second Temple Period (Israel Museum). The Pool of Bethesda is referred to in John's Gospel in the Christian New Testament, in an account of Jesus healing a paralyzed man at a pool of water in Jerusalem, described as being near the Sheep Gate and surrounded by five covered colonnades or porticoes.
The Jordanian side uses the names Al-Maghtas, Bethany beyond the Jordan and Baptism(al) Site, while the western part is known as Qasr al-Yahud.The nearby Greek Orthodox Monastery of St John the Baptist has a castle-like appearance (thus qasr, "castle"), and tradition holds that the Israelites crossed the river at this spot (thus al-Yahud, "of the Jews").
[3] [4] [5] Bethphage is about 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the modern village of al-Azariya. Unknown villagers living there, the owners of the colt according to Gospel of Luke 19:33 , permitted Jesus' disciples to take the colt away for Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem , which would have been four days before Passover .