Betania på den anden side af Jordan
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"Bethania på den anden side af Jordan" [Joh 1:28 ]; i King James Version Bethabara; Bethabara, en læsning mod flertallet af manuskripterne, støttet af Origen på geografiske grunde): Intet sådant sted er kendt. Grove foreslog, at det sted, der menes, er BETH-NIMRAH (som se), det moderne Tell nimrin, et usædvanligt passende sted, men svært at passe ind med [Joh 1:28 ]; sammenlign [Joh 2:1 ]. Det traditionelle sted er vadestedet øst for Jeriko.
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Bethabara
house of the ford, a place on the east bank of the Jordan, where John was baptizing (John 1:28). It may be identical with Bethbarah, the ancient ford of Jordan of which the men of Ephraim took possession (Judg 7:24). The Revised Version reads "Bethany beyond Jordan." It was the great ford, and still bears the name of "the ford," Makhadhet 'Abarah, "the ford of crossing over," about 25 miles from Nazareth. (See BETH-BARAH)
EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary