Bethabara in the Bible

Meaning: the house of confidence

Exact Match

For Gideon had sent messengers throughout all mount Ephraim saying, "Come down against the Midianites and take from them the waters both of Bethabara and also of Jordan. Then all the men of Ephraim gathered together and came down and took the waters, both of Bethabara and also of Jordan.

These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptising.

Verse ConceptsBeyond JordanBaptism

Thematic Bible



[Then] the Jews again tried to arrest Him, but He escaped from their hands. Then Jesus again went across [to the east side of] the Jordan River, to the place where John had first immersed people, and stayed there. Many people came to Him and were saying, "It is true that John did not perform any [miraculous] signs, but everything he said about this man was true." read more.
So, many people there believed in Jesus.


These things happened in Bethany on the east side of the Jordan River where John was immersing people. [Note: This was a different Bethany from the one just outside of Jerusalem].




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