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Bethany was a village on
the outskirts of Jerusalem, located "fifteen
furlongs off" (3KM, 1.9 miles). It was the home of Mary, Martha, Lazarus, and Simon the Leper.
Jesus lodged here several times, because the
village was close to the temple.
The site may have been
located on the southeastern side of the Mount
of Olives. The photo above shows this area,
populated by villages on both sides of the kidron creek. It is taken from the Ophel, on
the southeast side of the Temple Mount.
For more info on Mount of
Olives, click
here.
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Jn
11:1-45: Now a certain man
was sick, named Lazarus, of
Bethany, the town of Mary and
her sister Martha. (It was that
Mary which anointed the Lord
with ointment, and wiped his
feet with her hair, whose
brother Lazarus was sick.)
Therefore his sisters sent unto
him, saying, Lord, behold, he
whom thou lovest is sick.
When Jesus
heard that, he said, This
sickness is not unto death, but
for the glory of God, that the
Son of God might be glorified
thereby. Now Jesus loved Martha,
and her sister, and Lazarus.
When he had heard therefore that
he was sick, he abode two days
still in the same place where he
was. Then after that saith he to
his disciples, Let us go into
Judaea again. His disciples say
unto him, Master, the Jews of
late sought to stone thee; and
goest thou thither again? Jesus
answered, Are there not twelve
hours in the day? If any man
walk in the day, he stumbleth
not, because he seeth the light
of this world. But if a man walk
in the night, he stumbleth,
because there is no light in
him. These things said he: and
after that he saith unto them,
Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but
I go, that I may awake him out
of sleep. Then said his
disciples, Lord, if he sleep, he
shall do well. Howbeit Jesus
spake of his death: but they
thought that he had spoken of
taking of rest in sleep.
Then said
Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus
is dead. And I am glad for your
sakes that I was not there, to
the intent ye may believe;
nevertheless let us go unto him.
Then said Thomas, which is
called Didymus, unto his
fellowdisciples, Let us also go,
that we may die with him.
Then when
Jesus came, he found that he had
lain in the grave four days
already. Now Bethany was nigh
unto Jerusalem, about fifteen
furlongs off: And many of the
Jews came to Martha and Mary, to
comfort them concerning their
brother. Then Martha, as soon as
she heard that Jesus was coming,
went and met him: but Mary sat
still in the house. Then said
Martha unto Jesus, Lord, if thou
hadst been here, my brother had
not died. But I know, that even
now, whatsoever thou wilt ask of
God, God will give it thee.
Jesus saith unto her, Thy
brother shall rise again. Martha
saith unto him, I know that he
shall rise again in the
resurrection at the last day.
Jesus said
unto her, I am the resurrection,
and the life: he that believeth
in me, though he were dead, yet
shall he live: And whosoever
liveth and believeth in me shall
never die. Believest thou this?
She saith unto him, Yea, Lord: I
believe that thou art the
Christ, the Son of God, which
should come into the world. And
when she had so said, she went
her way, and called Mary her
sister secretly, saying, The
Master is come, and calleth for
thee. As soon as she heard that,
she arose quickly, and came unto
him.
Now Jesus
was not yet come into the town,
but was in that place where
Martha met him. The Jews then
which were with her in the
house, and comforted her, when
they saw Mary, that she rose up
hastily and went out, followed
her, saying, She goeth unto the
grave to weep there. Then when
Mary was come where Jesus was,
and saw him, she fell down at
his feet, saying unto him, Lord,
if thou hadst been here, my
brother had not died.
When
Jesus therefore saw her weeping,
and the Jews also weeping which
came with her, he groaned in the
spirit, and was troubled. And
said, Where have ye laid him?
They said unto him, Lord, come
and see. Jesus wept. Then said
the Jews, Behold how he loved
him! And some of them said,
Could not this man, which opened
the eyes of the blind, have
caused that even this man should
not have died? Jesus therefore
again groaning in himself cometh
to the grave. It was a cave, and
a stone lay upon it. Jesus said,
Take ye away the stone. Martha,
the sister of him that was dead,
saith unto him, Lord, by this
time he stinketh: for he hath
been dead four days. Jesus saith
unto her, Said I not unto thee,
that, if thou wouldest believe,
thou shouldest see the glory of
God? Then they took away the
stone from the place where the
dead was laid. And Jesus lifted
up his eyes, and said, Father, I
thank thee that thou hast heard
me. And I knew that thou hearest
me always: but because of the
people which stand by I said it,
that they may believe that thou
hast sent me. And when he thus
had spoken, he cried with a loud
voice, Lazarus, come forth. And
he that was dead came forth,
bound hand and foot with
graveclothes: and his face was
bound about with a napkin. Jesus
saith unto them, Loose him, and
let him go. Then many of the
Jews which came to Mary, and had
seen the things which Jesus did,
believed on him".
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