Bethany

village recorded in the New Testament as the home of the siblings Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, as well as that of Simon the Leper From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Bethany

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Bethany is a place mentioned in the New Testament of the Bible. It was a village near Jerusalem. It is now thought to be the modern-day town of al-Eizariya. It is also a girl's name meaning 'house of affliction'.

Thumb — The Greek Orthodox church in al-Eizariya, near the traditional tomb of Lazarus of Bethany.

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