Strong's Number 963
The Linked Word Project
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"
a village at the Mount of Olives, about two miles (3 km) from Jerusalem, on or near the normal road to Jericho
a town or village on the east bank of the Jordan, where John was baptising