Bethany (Hebrew: בֵּית עַנְיָה or ביתניה) is recorded in the New Testament as the home of Mary, Martha and Lazarus, as well as that of Simon the Leper. In the Gospel of John, Mary of Bethany ( Hebrew מרים Miryām, Miryam "Bitter" Saint Martha ( Judæo-Aramaic מַרְתָּא Martâ "The lady" was the sister of Lazarus Lazarus ( Hebrew: אלעזר Elʿāzār Eleazar "God (has helped" is the name of two separate men mentioned in the New Testament. Simon the Leper is a Biblical figure mentioned by the Gospels according to Matthew (266-13 and Mark (143-9 Jesus is reported to have lodged there after his entry into Jerusalem, and it was from Bethany that he parted from his disciples. Jesus of Nazareth (7–2 BC / BCE —26–36 AD / CE) Bethany is commonly identified with the village of al-Eizariya located on the southeastern slope of the Mount of Olives, near Jerusalem. al-Eizariya or al-Izzariya (العيزريه lit Place of Lazarus) is the second largest Palestinian town in the Jerusalem Governorate with The Mount of Olives (also Mount Olivet, جبل الزيتون الطور Jebel az-Zeitun הר הזיתים Har HaZeitim; is a mountain ridge in east Jerusalem (יְרוּשָׁלַיִם, he-Latn Yerushaláyim; Arabic: ar القُدس, ar-Latn al-Quds) is the
The oldest house in present-day al-Eizaraya is a 2,000 year old dwelling that has attracted pilgrims who believe it might have been the House of Martha and Mary, the sisters of Lazarus. [1]
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History
Between 6th century BCE and 14th century CE, Bethany is believed to have been continuously inhabitated. [1]
In 1138 Queen Melisende of Jerusalem, wife of King Fulk of Jerusalem, founded a cloister of nuns at Bethany, ruled by her sister, Ioveta, thenceforward "of Bethany". Melisende of Jerusalem (1105 &ndash September 11, 1161) was Queen of Jerusalem from 1131 to 1153 Fulk V (1089/1092 &ndash November 13, 1143) also known as Fulk the Younger, was Count of Anjou from 1109 to 1129 and This article concerns the buildings occupied by monastics. For the life inside monasteries and its historical roots see Monasticism. Ioveta (1120-c 1170s was the fourth and youngest daughter of Baldwin II of Jerusalem and Morphia of Melitene. Sibylla, later Queen of Jerusalem was raised in the abbey, whose ruins have not been identified. Sibylla of Jerusalem (c 1160 &ndash 1190 was the Countess of Jaffa and Ascalon from 1176 and Queen of Jerusalem from 1186 to 1190 Melisende died there in 1163; her stepdaughter Sibylla of Anjou also died there in 1165. Sibylla of Anjou (c 1112-1165 was a daughter of Fulk V of Anjou and Ermengarde of Maine, and wife of William Clito and Thierry Count of Flanders
The word Bethany means " House of Figs" in Hebrew which can also be translated as "House of Flowers" due to the fact that Figs are actually clusters of flowers bound together to make an edible bulb.
Other Biblical References
A place Bethany on the east bank of the Jordan River is mentioned in Gospel of John 1:28. This article is about the Jordan River and its valley in western Asia The Gospel of John (literally According to John; Greek, Κατὰ Ἰωάννην Kata Iōannēn) is the fourth Gospel in the canon Its exact location is unclear. In fact, the only mention of this “Bethany” is to be found only in Gospel of John 1:28. The Gospel of John (literally According to John; Greek, Κατὰ Ἰωάννην Kata Iōannēn) is the fourth Gospel in the canon
In the to the King James Version (following Textus Receptus of the New Testament) the place where John the Baptist baptized (John 1:28) was not called Bethany, but Bethabara. Textus Receptus ( Latin: "received text" is the name subsequently given to the succession of printed Greek texts of the New Testament which constituted Saint John the Baptist ( heb. Jochanan ben Sacharja, arab. يحيى Yaḥyā or يوحنا Yūḥanna, aram. In Christianity, baptism ( Greek, "immersing" "performing Ablutions " is the ritual act with the use of water by which one is admitted The Gospel of John (literally According to John; Greek, Κατὰ Ἰωάννην Kata Iōannēn) is the fourth Gospel in the canon This entry incorporates text from the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia with some modernisation
KJV is the only English version of the New Testament that refers to “Bethany on the east bank of the Jordan River”, the place where John the Baptist baptized, as “Bethabara”. Most other English versions (Douay-Rheims Bible, NIV, NASB, NLT, RSV, IBS, DARBY) call it Bethany. The Douay-Rheims Bible, also known as the Rheims-Douai Bible or Douai Bible and abbreviated as D-R, is a translation of the Bible from the The New International Version is an English Translation of the Christian Bible. The New American Standard Bible (NASB is an English Translation of the Bible. The Revised Standard Version (RSV is an English translation of the Bible published in the mid-20th century The International Bible Society ( IBS) based in Colorado Springs Colorado, is a Christian organization which translates and distributes the Bible The Darby Bible ( DBY, formal title The Holy Scriptures A New Translation from the Original Languages by J
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Bibliography
- Aburish, Said K.: Children of Bethany: The Story of a Palestinian Family, Indiana University Press 1988. Said K Aburish (سعيد أبو ريش (born 1935 Al-Eizariya) is a Palestinian Journalist and writer ISBN 0-253-30676-0
External links
- Catholic Encyclopedia: Bethany
- Jewish Encyclopedia: Bethany
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