Bethabara In The Bible Map

Bethphage two disciples brought jesus a colt on which he began his triumphal entry into jerusalem ( matt. The revised version reads bethany beyond jordan. it was the great ford, and still bears the name of the ford, makhadhet 'abarah, the ford of. This is the first time that data recorded by a satellite has been used in a bible to illustrate the holy land.

Origen’s emendation is preserved today in the text of the king james version. Questions of site identification are largely ignored in all four atlases. The word bethabara is supported only by inferior mss and appears in the kjv.

It may be identical with bethbarah, the ancient ford of jordan of which the men of ephraim took possession (judg.

Bethphage two disciples brought jesus a colt on which he began his triumphal entry into jerusalem ( matt. If this be correct, the site is in judea. Various suggestions have been made to explain the readings. The ancient map at madaba shows betharba (“the place of crossing”), and some have suggested it might refer to “the place of the ship.” since origen was familiar with the area in his day and could not find a bethany, he chose to identify the place with betharba.