house of the unripe fig, a village on the Mount of Olives, on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho (Mt 21:1; Mr 11:1; Lu 19:29), and very close to Bethany. It was the limit of a Sabbath-day's journey from Jerusalem, i.e., 2,000 cubits. It has been identified with the modern Kefr-et-Tur.
When they had approached Jerusalem and had come to Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, then Jesus sent two disciples,
As they approached Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, He sent two of His disciples,
When He approached Bethphage and Bethany, near the mount that is called Olivet, He sent two of the disciples,
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