Strong's Number 963

Transliteration:
Bethania {bay-than-ee'-ah}
Word Origin:
of Aramaic origin
Part of Speech:
proper name location
Usage in the KJV:
Bethany 11

Total: 11
Definition:
Bethany = "house of dates" or, "house of misery"
  1. a village at the Mount of Olives, about two miles (3 km) from Jerusalem, on or near the normal road to Jericho
  2. a town or village on the east bank of the Jordan, where John was baptising