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Bethphage (Ancient Greek: Βηθφαγή, romanized: Bēthpagḗ; Imperial Aramaic: בֵּית פַּגִּי, romanized: Bêṯ Paggî, lit. 'house of unripe figs') [ 1 ] or Bethsphage , [ 2 ] is a Christian religious site on the Mount of Olives east of historical Jerusalem .
The Church of Bethphage, also spelled Beitphage, meaning "house of the unripe figs", is a Franciscan church located on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem.It contains a stone traditionally identified as the one which Jesus used to mount the donkey at the start of his procession into Jerusalem.
At-Tur is believed to be the location of the site of Bethphage (Ancient Greek: Βηθφαγή; Imperial Aramaic: בֵּית פַּגִּי, lit. 'house of unripe figs'), a place mentioned in the New Testament. [3] [4] Archaeological excavations uncovered rock-cut installations, a quarry, columbarium, and rock-cut caves.
Whereas Bethphage is probably to be identified with At-Tur, on the peak of the Mount of Olives with a magnificent view of Jerusalem, Bethany lay below to the southeast, out of view of the Temple Mount, which may have made its location suitable as a place for care of the sick, "out of view" of the Temple.
Not all scholars agree with the traditional view that the Kidron Valley, as the valley situated between Jerusalem and the Mount of Olives to the east, is the location of the Valley of Jehoshaphat. The Kidron Valley was not associated with the Valley of Jehoshaphat until the 4th century AD, [ 12 ] making this identification somewhat uncertain ...
On an 1855 map, [9] The location identified as Bethpage has shifted slightly southward to include a nearby area now called Plainedge. Between 1851 [10] and 1854, [11] the LIRR initiated a stop within present-day Bethpage at a station then called Jerusalem Station, and on January 29, 1857, a local post office opened, also named Jerusalem Station.
Bethphage, a place on the Mount of Olives, mentioned as the place from which Jesus sent the disciples to find a donkey and a colt, which he would ride into Jerusalem; Bethpage, Missouri, an unincorporated community; Bethpage, New York, a hamlet located on Long Island within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York, United States
The Bethphage Mission is a historic structure in Axtell, Nebraska. It was established in 1913 for the Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church , and it comprises several buildings. [ 2 ] Tabor Hall was completed in 1916, followed by Kidron Hall in 1928, Zion Chapel in 1931, and Bethesda Hall in 1951. [ 2 ]