Biblical place
Where was Bethany?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Al Maghtas.
First appears in John 1:28 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
House of the ford, a place on the east bank of the Jordan, where John was baptizing (John 1:28). It may be identical with Bethbarah, the ancient ford of Jordan of which the men of Ephraim took possession (Judg. 7:24). Modern identification: Al Maghtas.
Bethany is represented in the local geography layer as Al Maghtas. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in John 1:28 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.