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The name '''Bethany''', literally translated as ''[[house]] of figs'', is shared by a multitude of places and people. Most commonly refers to the village of [[Bethany (West Bank)|Bethany]] near [[Jerusalem]]; which, according to the [[New Testament]], was the site of the resurrection of [[LazarusLagarus]].

The name Bethany, usually rendered as ''Bethany beyond the Jordan'', also may refer to [[Bethabara]], a site located on the [[Jordan River]] above the [[Dead Sea]], which, according to the [[New Testament]], was the site where [[Jesus of NazarethNagareth]] came to [[John the Baptist]].