'Near' in the Bible

And John too was baptizing at Aenon, near Salim, because there were many pools of water there; and people came and received baptism.

and so He came to Sychar, a town in Samaria near the piece of land that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.

Now there is in Jerusalem near the Sheep Gate a pool, called in Hebrew 'Bethesda.' It has five arcades.

When, however, they had rowed three or four miles, they saw Jesus walking on the water and coming near the boat.

Bethany was near Jerusalem, the distance being a little less than two miles;

Therefore Jesus no longer went about openly among the Jews, but He left that neighbourhood and went into the district near the Desert, to a town called Ephraim, and remained there with the disciples.

The Jewish Passover was coming near, and many from that district went up to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves.

Many of the Jews read this notice, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city, and the notice was in three languages--Hebrew, Latin, and Greek.

So Jesus, seeing His mother, and seeing the disciple whom He loved standing near, said to His mother, "Behold, your son!"

Meanwhile Mary remained standing near the tomb, weeping aloud. She did not enter the tomb, but as she wept she stooped and looked in,