G ospel in eography Betharabah 1 Palestine in

G ospel in eography Betharabah 1

Palestine in the days of Christ Where are these places ? 01 Mediterranean Sea 02 Sea of Galilee 03 Nazareth 04 Mt Carmel 05 Judea 06 Sychar 07 Idumea 08 Bethlehem 09 Wise men – East 10 Egypt 11 Galilee 12 Jerusalem 12 Jordan 14 Betharabah 15 Cana 15 Capernaum 17 Gennesaret 18 Dalmanutha 19 Nain 20 Gergesa 21 Bethsaida 22 Phoenicia 23 Tyre 24 Sidon 25 Decapolis 26 Caesarea Philippi 27 Mt Hermon 28 Samaria 29 Jericho 30 Bethphage 31 Bethany 32 Gethsemane 33 Cyrene 34 Arimathea 35 Golgotha 36 Emmaus 37 Mt Olives 38 Dead Sea 2

Palestine Region NI . Mt Hermon . Caesarea Philippi OE . PH Tyre . CIA Sidon . . . Sychar. Arimathea. Jericho. Bethphage. Betharabah. Emmaus Jerusalem. . Bethany Bethlehem. JUDEA Bethsaida GALILEE Capernaum Gergesa Gennesaret Sea of Galilee Mt Carmel Dalmanutha Cana Nain Nazareth DECAPOLIS Samaria IDU Jerusalem Gethsemane Golgotha Mt Olives Wise men – East Dead Sea t yp g E ME A Jordan River Mediterranean Sea 3

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Betharabah is one of the 6 cities of Judah “in the wilderness” (Joshua 15: 61) on the borders of Benjamin and Judah (Joshua 15: 8, Joshua 18: 18) The wilderness of Judah is the barren land West of the Dead Sea. This city is not yet identified. John 1: 28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. Joshua 15: 61 In the wilderness: Beth-Arabah, Middin, Secacah, . …. 6

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BETHABARA (bēthabará, "house of the ford"): According to the King James Version - the place where John baptized (John 1: 28). The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. John 1: 28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing. 8

Bethabara - 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 Bethabara, the ancient ford of Jordan of which the men of Ephraim took possession (Judg. 7: 24). The Revised Version reads "Bethany beyond Jordan. " It was the great ford, and still bears the name of "the ford of crossing over, " about 25 miles from Nazareth. Judges 7: 24 … "Come down against the Midianites, and seize from the watering places as far as Bethabara and the Jordan. “ … 9