Bible Location
Meaning: the house of song; the house of affliction · 1 cross reference · Modern-day map available
This Bethany entry refers to the east-of-Jordan reading in John 1:28 rather than to the better-known Bethany near Jerusalem. It is important because the name marks a textual and geographic distinction in the Gospel tradition. First appears in John 1:28.1
Place meaning
the house of song; the house of affliction
Coordinates
31.84, 35.55
First appears
John 1:28
AI summary: Bethany matters here because variant readings can point to different remembered baptismal locations. This record belongs to the discussion of where John's ministry by the Jordan was situated.1
Place meaning
the house of song; the house of affliction
Latitude
31.84
Longitude
35.55
Bible references
1
The Revised Version in John 1:28 has this word instead of Bethabara, on the authority of the oldest manuscripts. It appears to have been the name of a place on the east of Jordan. 3
Source note: this 1893 dictionary language reflects its period and may be culturally insensitive or outdated. It is presented as historical source material, not as ai-BIBLE’s language, interpretation, or endorsement.
| Book | Cross-References |
|---|---|
| John |
Figure1: A table of cross references between the selected passage and other passages (Data from Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.)
AI-assisted summary prepared for ai-BIBLE and stored as page content, based on dictionary material, place metadata, and linked Bible cross references.
Alistair de Blacquiere-Clarkson, “ai-BIBLE Bible Names JSON Factsheet Aggregating Material from Smith’s Bible Dictionary & Hitcocks’s New and Complete Analysis of the Bible.” ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
M.G.Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary, ai-BIBLE electronic edition, version 1.0.
Robert Rouse, “Theographic Bible Information,” Theographic-Bible-Metadata, 2020, https://github.com/robertrouse/theographic-bible-metadata.