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Bethany was a small village in Judea near [[Jerusalem]].  
Bethany was a small village in Judea near [[Jerusalem]].  


According to Christian tradition it was the home of the Mary, Martha, and Lazarus.
According to the Synoptics, Jesus spent some time at Bethany there during his last week at Jerusalem. It was in the House of [[Simon the Leper]] at Bethany that Jesus was anointed. The Gospel of John instead Bethany was the village of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, and the anointment took place in their home.


==In Depth==
==In Depth==

Revision as of 07:13, 23 February 2012


Bethany (modern al-Eizariya, West Bank) was a village in Judea.

Overview

Bethany was a small village in Judea near Jerusalem.

According to the Synoptics, Jesus spent some time at Bethany there during his last week at Jerusalem. It was in the House of Simon the Leper at Bethany that Jesus was anointed. The Gospel of John instead Bethany was the village of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, and the anointment took place in their home.

In Depth

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