Biblical place
Where was Bethany?
Biblical place identified in the local geography layer with Al Maghtas.
First appears in John 1:28 · 1 books · 1 chapters
Overview
House of the ford, a place on the east bank of the Jordan, where John was baptizing (John 1:28). It may be identical with Bethbarah, the ancient ford of Jordan of which the men of Ephraim took possession (Judg. 7:24). Modern identification: Al Maghtas.
Bethany is represented in the local geography layer as Al Maghtas. In this repository’s biblical text, the place first appears in John 1:28 and is mentioned across 1 book, with 1 verse reference collected into the glossary index.
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How to get to Bethany today
Travel to Bethany, the modern-day Al Maghtas.
Bethany is commonly identified with Al Maghtas, and the map on this page is meant to orient you to that present-day site before you continue into routing or street-level navigation.
Bethany is mapped here at the commonly cited modern identification.
This is a study aid, not live travel advice. Archaeological tells, access rules, excavation boundaries, and nearby modern roads can change.