Bethany Definition
bĕthə-nē
proper name
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.
Webster's New World
pronoun
(biblical) Mary of Bethany, sometimes identified as Mary Magdalene.
Wiktionary
A female given name, transferred use of the biblical place name.
Wiktionary
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other
A village of ancient Palestine at the foot of the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem. According to the New Testament, it was the site of the resurrection of Lazarus.
American Heritage
Origin of Bethany
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From the Ancient Greek Βηθανία (Bēthania) from the Aramaic בית עניא (“house of suffering”).
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