Reference: Bethabara
Easton
house of the ford, a place on the east bank of the Jordan, where John was baptizing (Joh 1:28). It may be identical with Bethbarah, the ancient ford of Jordan of which the men of Ephraim took possession (Jg 7:24). The Revised Version reads "Bethany beyond Jordan." It was the great ford, and still bears the name of "the ford," Makhadhet 'Abarah, "the ford of crossing over," about 25 miles from Nazareth. (See Beth-barah.)
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These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptising.
Fausets
("house of a ford or passage") (See Jg 7:24), where John was when he baptized Jesus (Joh 1:28; compare Joh 1:29-35). The same as (See BETH-NIMRAH, "the house of leopards," now Beyt-nemir. Thence Elijah ascended. The leopards having come back after their temporary ejectment, during which the name Bethabara prevailed, the place resumed its original name. But perhaps the name means rather, "house of pure water." The Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, and Alexandrinus, the three oldest manuscripts, read "Bethany," which also may mean "house of a ferryboat," i.e. a passage. Yet Origen prefers the reading Bethabara. Some explain Bethany = boathouse, virtually = Bethabara.
Lieut. Conder places the Bethabara of Judges at the traditional site, the pilgrims' bathing place near Kasr el Yahud, E. of Jericho, within easy reach of Jerusalem. But he shows there is an objection to placing Bethabara's) far S., for Christ's baptism. A site is required within 30 miles of Cana of Galilee; for (Joh 1:43) "the day following (the events at Bethabara, Joh 1:28-36) Jesus would go forth into Galilee," and on the third day (John 2) was in Cana. Now just one mile N. of wady Jalud, two days journey from Nazareth and Cana (25 miles), is Makhadhet Abara, "the ford of crossing over." The great road on the N. side of wady Jalud to Gilead and S. Hauran passes over by it. The nearness to Galilee, and the openness of the sides of the river here, leaving a broader space for the crowd seeking baptism, favor the view. The name Bethabara might probably belong to more points than one where Jordan is forded.
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These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptising.
These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptising.
These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptising.
These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptising. The next day John seeth Jesus coming to him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world,
The next day John seeth Jesus coming to him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world,
The next day John seeth Jesus coming to him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world,
The next day John seeth Jesus coming to him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, who taketh away the sin of the world, This is he of whom I spake, After me cometh a man who was before me: for before me he existed.
This is he of whom I spake, After me cometh a man who was before me: for before me he existed.
This is he of whom I spake, After me cometh a man who was before me: for before me he existed.
This is he of whom I spake, After me cometh a man who was before me: for before me he existed. And I knew him not: though that he might be manifested to Israel, therefore am I come baptising with water.
And I knew him not: though that he might be manifested to Israel, therefore am I come baptising with water.
And I knew him not: though that he might be manifested to Israel, therefore am I come baptising with water.
And I knew him not: though that he might be manifested to Israel, therefore am I come baptising with water. And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it rested upon him.
And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it rested upon him.
And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it rested upon him.
And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it rested upon him. And I did not know him: but he that sent me baptising with water, he said to me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending as a dove, and resting upon him, that is he who baptiseth with the Holy Ghost.
And I did not know him: but he that sent me baptising with water, he said to me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending as a dove, and resting upon him, that is he who baptiseth with the Holy Ghost.
And I did not know him: but he that sent me baptising with water, he said to me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending as a dove, and resting upon him, that is he who baptiseth with the Holy Ghost.
And I did not know him: but he that sent me baptising with water, he said to me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending as a dove, and resting upon him, that is he who baptiseth with the Holy Ghost. And I have seen it, and have borne testimony that this is the Son of God.
And I have seen it, and have borne testimony that this is the Son of God.
And I have seen it, and have borne testimony that this is the Son of God.
And I have seen it, and have borne testimony that this is the Son of God. On the morrow John was again standing with two of his disciples;
On the morrow John was again standing with two of his disciples;
On the morrow John was again standing with two of his disciples;
On the morrow John was again standing with two of his disciples; and looking upon Jesus as he walked by, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
and looking upon Jesus as he walked by, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!
The next day Jesus resolved to go into Galilee, and he findeth Philip, and saith to him, Follow me.
The next day Jesus resolved to go into Galilee, and he findeth Philip, and saith to him, Follow me.
Hastings
Mentioned once only, Joh 1:28, as the scene of John's baptism; the principal codices, followed by the RV, here read Bethany. There is no clue to the position of Bethabara, except that it was probably in or near Galilee (cf. Mt 3:13). Identification with a ford named 'Ab
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Then came Jesus from Galilee unto Jordan to John, that he might be baptized by him.
These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptising.
Morish
Bethab'ara
Place beyond Jordan where John was baptizing. Joh 1:28. Identified with the ford Abarah, 32 32' N, 35 33' E. Most Editors of the Greek Testament read BETHANY.
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These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptising.
Smith
Bethab'ara
(house of the ford), a place beyond Jordan, in which according to the Received Text of the New Testament, John was baptizing.
Joh 1:28
If this reading be correct, Bethabara is identical with Beth-barah (fords of Abarah) the ancient ford of Jordan on the road to Gilead; or, which seems more likely, with Beth-nimrah, on the east of the river, nearly opposite Jericho. The Revised Version reads BETHANY, which see below.
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These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptising.
Watsons
BETHABARA, or BETHBARAH, signifies in the Hebrew a place of passage, because of its ford over the river Jordan, on the east bank of which river it stood over against Jericho, Jos 2:7; 3:15-16. To this place Gideon sent a party to secure the passage of the river, previous to his attack on the Midianites, Jg 7:24. Here John commenced his baptizing, and here Christ himself was baptized, Joh 1:28. To this place, also, Jesus retired, when the Jews sought to take him at the feast of dedication; and many who resorted there to him believed on him, Joh 10:39-42.
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These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptising.
Then sought they again to apprehend him and he departed out of their reach, and went again beyond Jordan, unto the place where John at first baptised; and there he abode. read more. And many came to him, and said, That John indeed performed no miracle: but all things whatsoever John spake of this man were true. And many believed on him there.