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Bethany

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Beth·a·ny  (bth-n)
A village of ancient Palestine at the foot of the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem. According to the New Testament, it was the site of the resurrection of Lazarus.
Bethany [ˈbɛθənɪ]
n
(Placename) a village in the West Bank, near Jerusalem at the foot of the Mount of Olives: in the New Testament, the home of Lazarus and the lodging place of Jesus during Holy Week


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From Joppa, Jerusalem, the River Jordan, the Sea of Tiberias, Nazareth, Bethany, Bethlehem, and other points of interest in the Holy Land can be visited, and here those who may have preferred to make the journey from Beirut through the country, passing through Damascus, Galilee, Capernaum, Samaria, and by the River Jordan and Sea of Tiberias, can rejoin the steamer.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
Now a certain man was sick named Lazarus of Bethany .
Crime And Punishment by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
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