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.
Place
Bethany
- Name means
- the house of song; the house of affliction
- Location
- 31.836°N, 35.553°E
- Mentioned
- 1 verse
About Bethany
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897).
Nearby
Every mention
John
1:28
Places: Theographic Bible Metadata (CC BY-SA 4.0), with locations from OpenBible.info. Many ancient sites are uncertain.