Strongs Number: G963
- Greek Word
- Βηθανία
- Transliteration
- Bēthania
- Phonetic
- bay-than-ee'-ah
- Part of Speech
- Noun Location
- Strongs Definition
-
date house; Bethany a place in Palestine
- Thayers Definition
-
Bethany = "house of dates" or, "house of misery"
1. a village at the Mount of Olives, about two miles (3 km) from Jerusalem, on or near the normal road to Jericho
2. a town or village on the east bank of the Jordan, where John was baptising
- Origin
- Of Chaldee origin
- Bible Usage
- Bethany.