Strong's Number G962

Βηθαβαρά

Bethabara · bay-thab-ar-ah'

Transliteration:

Bethabara{bay-thab-ar-ah'}

Word Origin:

of Hebrew origin 1004 and 5679

Part of Speech:

proper name location

Strong's Definition:

ferry-house; Bethabara (i.e. Bethabarah), a place on the Jordan

Usage in the KJV:

Definition:

Bethabara = "house of the ford"

a place beyond Jordan, where John was baptising. This may correspond to Bethbarah (fords of Abarah), the ancient ford of the Jordan on the road to Gilead