Bethany in the Bible

Meaning: the house of song; the house of affliction

Exact Match

Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a certain village [i.e., Bethany. See John 11:1], and a certain woman named Martha welcomed Him into her house.

Verse ConceptsAttitudes, to other peopleGuestsHospitality, Examples OfProperty, HousesHospitality Towards ChristWelcoming ChristReceiving Jesus As A Guestvacation

Now Jesus was teaching in the Temple every day, and He went out and lodged on the hill called Olivet every night [Note: Possibly this meant He lodged in a house in Bethany, which was situated on the side of this hill].

Verse ConceptsEveningUnceasingAlways Being ActiveChrist TeachingEvenings For Jesus And His Disciples

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And he left them, and went out of the city unto Bethany, and had his abiding there.

And the Lord entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple. And when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve. And on the morrow, when they were come out from Bethany, he hungered,

And when even was come, he went out of the city.


When Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, there came unto him a woman, which had an alabaster box of precious ointment, and poured it on his head, as he sat at the board. When his disciples saw that, they had indignation saying, "What needed this waste? read more.
This ointment might have been well sold, and given to the poor." When Jesus understood that, he said unto them, "Why trouble ye the woman? She hath wrought a good work upon me. For ye shall have poor folk always with you: but me shall ye not have always. And in that she casted this ointment on my body, she did it to bury me, withal. Verily I say unto you, wheresoever this gospel shall be preached throughout all the world, there shall also this that she hath done, be told for a memorial of her."

Then Jesus, six days before Easter, came to Bethany: where Lazarus which was dead was, whom Jesus raised from death. There they made him a supper, and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him. Then took Mary a pound of ointment called nard, perfect and precious, and anointed Jesus' feet, and wiped his feet with her hair, and all the house was filled of the savour of the ointment. read more.
Then said one of his disciples named Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, which afterward betrayed him, "Why was not this ointment sold for three hundred pence, and given to the poor?" This said he, not that he cared for the poor: but because he was a thief, and kept the bag, and bare that which was given. Then said Jesus, "Let her alone, against the day of my burying she kept it. The poor always shall ye have with you, but me shall ye not always have." Much people of the Jews had knowledge that he was there. And they came not for Jesus' sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also whom he raised from death.


It fortuned as they went, that he entered into a certain town. And a certain woman named Martha, received him into her house. And this woman had a sister called Mary, which sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his preaching: And Martha was cumbered about much serving, and stood and said, "Master, dost thou not care, that my sister hath left me to minister alone? Bid her therefore, that she help me." read more.
And Jesus answered, and said unto her, "Martha, Martha, thou carest, and are troubled, about many things:


And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethpage, and Bethany, besides Mount Olivet, he sent forth two of his disciples, and said unto them, "Go your ways into the town that is over against you. And as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt bound, whereon never man sat: loose him and bring him hither. And if any man say unto you, 'Why do ye so?' say that the Lord hath need of him: and straightway he will send him hither." read more.
And they went their way, and found a colt tied by the door without, in a place where two ways met, and they loosed him. And divers of them that stood there, said unto them, "What do ye loosing the colt?" And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded them. And they let them go. And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him, and he sat upon him. And many spread their garments in the way. Others cut down branches of the trees, and strawed them in the way. And they that went before and they that followed, cried, saying, "Hosanna: blessed be he that cometh in the name of the Lord. Blessed be the kingdom that cometh in the name of him that is Lord of our father David. Hosanna in the highest." And the Lord entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple. And when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.


Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off;



Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off;

Acertain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.


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