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Bethany

Judea · today Al-Eizariya

The village of Lazarus, Martha and Mary, under two miles from Jerusalem. The scene of the raising of Lazarus and of the last supper in the home of friends.

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ANCIENT NAMES

  • Βηθανία Bethania Greek

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Skip the map 15°E 20°E 25°E 30°E 35°E 40°E 45°E 50°E 28°N 32°N 36°N 40°N Judea JUDEA Bethphage Bethphage +1 Jerusalem Jerusalem Bethany Bethany 50 mi scriptoria.digital Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

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city mountain known location approximate debated 5 places · c. AD 30-62 · modern coastline: harbors have silted up over two thousand years · +N: other places on the same point · drag and zoom · Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0

WITH JERUSALEM · BETHPHAGE · MOUNT OF OLIVES · JUDEA 1, named in the same passages

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Map: Scriptoria, CC BY 4.0. Place data: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0. Coast and rivers: Natural Earth, public domain. Relief: ETOPO 2022 (NOAA NCEI), public domain. The credits are in each sheet's footer.

DISTANCES IN A STRAIGHT LINE

  • Jerusalem ABOUT 1 MI (2 KM) IN A STRAIGHT LINE · A DAY ON FOOT

In a straight line, between the atlas's coordinates. On foot, at 30 km (19 mi) a day on a road 1.3 times longer than the line.

ANOTHER PLACE CALLED BETHANY

11 PASSAGES

COORDINATES 31.7717, 35.2559

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ON WIKIDATA · Q831190