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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 Bethbarah, 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,” Makhadhet ‘Abarah, “the ford of crossing over,” about 25 miles from Nazareth. (See Beth-barah.)
Named in the Bible
1 verse
- John 1:28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
