Place

Bethany

Terrain:: City
Verse mentions:: 11

A village on the south-eastern slope of the Mount of Olives (Mark 11:1), about 2 miles east of Jerusalem, on the road to Jericho. It derived its name from the number of palm-trees which grew there. It was the residence of Lazarus and his sisters. It is frequently mentioned in connection with memorable incidents in the life of our Lord (Matt. 21:17; 26:6; Mark 11:11, 12; 14:3; Luke 24:50; John 11:1; 12:1). It is now known by the name of el-Azariyeh, i.e., “place of Lazarus,” or simply Lazariyeh. Seen from a distance, the village has been described as “remarkably beautiful, the perfection of retirement and repose, of seclusion and lovely peace.” Now a mean village, containing about twenty families.

Timeline

Every event Scripture sets at Bethany, arranged in the order the biblical narrative tells them. Follow the story as it unfolds there, from the first mention to the last.

Relationship graph

Bethany's place in the wider story of Scripture, connecting the people, places, families, and events tied to their life. See how these relationships overlap and form a single picture instead of separate lists.

Events here 3

Jesus meets Martha and Mary Lazarus Raised form the Dead Mary Anoints Jesus

Appears in 11

Reference	Verse
Matthew 21:17	And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.
Matthew 26:6	Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper,
Mark 11:1	And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,
Mark 11:11	And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.
Mark 11:12	And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
Mark 14:3	And being in Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at meat, there came a woman having an alabaster box of ointment of spikenard very precious; and she brake the box, and poured it on his head.
Luke 19:29	And it came to pass, when he was come nigh to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples,
Luke 24:50	And he led them out as far as to Bethany, and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them.
John 11:1	Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
John 11:18	Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
John 12:1	Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.

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