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Strong G962Βηθαβαρά,Βηθανία

Bethany

Transliteration
Bēthabara
Pronunciation
bay-thab-ar-ah'
Morphology
Greek Noun (Feminine)

Definition

Of Hebrew origin ([H1004] and [H5679]);
ferry house;
Bethabara (that is Bethabarah) a place on the Jordan: - Bethabara.

Detailed definition

Βηθαβαρά, -ας (Rec. -ρᾶ, indecl.; Heb. בֵּית עֲבָרָה, place of crossing; -αραβᾷ, R, mg.),
Bethabara: Jhn.1:28, Rec. (WH, R, βηθανία).†
(AS)

In the biblical story

Beth-barah

Place where Gideon stationed men to intercept the Midianites.

Beth-barah (Bethabara) was a place where Gideon stationed men to intercept the fleeing Midianites, and where John the Baptist baptized. (Judges 7:24; John 1:28)

In the Bible

Strong G962 appears in 1 verse of the KJV.

Translated in the KJV by

  • bethabara1

First verses

  1. John 1:28
    These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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