Betania
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En landsby på den sydøstlige skråning af Oliebjerget [Mark 11:1 ], cirka 2 miles øst for Jerusalem, på vejen til Jeriko. Den fik sit navn fra antallet af palmetræer, der voksede der. Det var Lazarus og hans søstres bopæl. Den nævnes ofte i forbindelse med mindeværdige hændelser i vores Herres liv [Matt 21:17 ; Matt 26:6 ; Mark 11:11 ; Mark 11:12 ; Mark 14:3 ; Luk 24:50 ; Joh 11:1 ; Joh 12:1 ]. Den er nu kendt under navnet el-Azariyeh, dvs. "Lazarus' sted," eller blot Lazariyeh.
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(1.) The Revised Version in (John 1:28) has this word instead of Bethabara, on the authority of the oldest manuscripts. It appears to have been the name of a place on the east of Jordan.
(2.) 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 ; 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.
EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary