Bethany in the Bible

And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.

Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,

And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,

And Jesus 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 from Bethany, he was hungry:

And each evening He left the city [of Jerusalem, and went to Bethany for the night].

And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.

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.

And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,

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].

And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.

These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

The next day, having decided to leave Bethany and go into Galilee, Jesus found Philip, and invited him to follow Him.

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

Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:

& 31] Now as Bethany is not far from Jerusalem, only about two miles away,

Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

A large crowd of Jews learned that He was there [at Bethany]; and they came, not only because of Jesus, but also to see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.