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Betha·ny (bet̸h′ə nē)

ancient town in Palestine, near Jerusalem, at the foot of the Mount of Olives (Luke 19:29; John 11:1): now a village in the West Bank

Etymology: LL (Vulg.) Bethania < Gr Bēthania < Heb betanya < bet, house + ? hayan, late-season green figs

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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