11 it appears that it was late in the afternoon when He entered the temple ; and, as no events intermediate are mentioned, the entry into the temple seems to have been soon after the entry into the city. He was the true Paschal Lamb, and was now set apart for the sacrifice.1. All rights reserved. His desire is to conduct a few last journeys before his crucifixion. Distance from Nazareth to Bethlehem: 80 miles. How far away is Bethany from Jerusalem? Jesus and his disciples then journey to Jericho on their ultimate way back to Jerusalem. Grove suggested that the place intended is BETH-NIMRAH (which see), the modern Tell nimrin, a singularly suitable place, but hard to fit in with John 1:28; compare John 2:1. the temple, and at night He went out and abode (lodged) in the mount that is called of Olives." Bethphage Map: 3146'39.4248"N, 03515'03.0168"E Jerusalem The village of Bethphage is remembered as the starting point of Jesus' triumphal entry into Jerusalem on the day that is commemorated as Palm Sunday. Some speculation puts it at seven days, or ten. The crusader era chapel itself was built on the foundations of a 4th-century Byzantine shrine commemorating the meeting between Lazarus' sister Martha and Jesus. Jesus entry into Jerusalem: Matthew 21:1-11, Open: Apr-Sep 8am-noon, 2-5pm, Oct-Mar 8am-noon, 2-4.30pm, #gallery-1 { Half of the vast mass, turning round, preceded; the other half followed. Mark 11:1 When they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, Mark 11:11 Jesus entered into the temple in Jerusalem. 20-36,) upon this day; but it may better be referred to Tuesday, upon grounds to be there given. margin: auto; Little children are then brought to him to bless (Matthew 19:13 - 15, Mark 10:13 - 16, Luke 18:15 - 17). Even if they did have a donkey, I bet she walked. In Talmudic literature Bethphage (Beth Pagi) marked the eastern limits of Jerusalem. With a donkey, no question, it was a seven- to ten-day trip. " Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord.'' 11. around Him, leaves it, and goes out with the Twelve to Bethany, where He passes the night. . } Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. Jewish tradition identifies Bet Pagi as on the Temple Mount. Blessed is He that Cometh in the name of the Lord !' Distance from Bethany to Jerusalem: 2 miles. The position of Bethphage, " house of figs," which is mentioned by the Synoptists in connection with Bethany, is much disputed. 12,13.) The distance between Jerusalem and Bethany on the Mount of Olives is about 2 miles/3.2km. On the sides of the rock are medieval paintings, restored in 1950. This may represent the rivalry between the two religions. Feminine of a presumed derivative from an obsolete primary; an olive. The two streams met midway. On display in the church, protected by a wrought iron grille, is a large square rock that the Crusaders regarded as the mounting-block Jesus used to mount the donkey. History. Lightfoot, (x. "Hosanna ! The road soon loses sight of Bethany . Pupil. Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Neuter Singular. And Ive ridden them. The exact location of the village, on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives and close to Bethany, is uncertain. A private entry before the public one conflicts with the whole tenor of the narrative. St. Matthew (Matthew 21:1) mentions only Bethphage. .css-tadcwa:hover{-webkit-text-decoration:underline;text-decoration:underline;}Russell E. Saltzman - @media screen and (max-width: 767px){.css-1xovt06 .date-separator{display:none;}.css-1xovt06 .date-updated{display:block;width:100%;}}published on 01/24/17. Lo, your king comes to you; triumphant and victorious is he, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. (Zechariah 9:9). But, if so, He saw by plain marks that His Father's house was still made a house of merchandise. [9], Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}314638N 351503E / 31.7772N 35.2508E / 31.7772; 35.2508, Nestle Aland Novum Testamentum Graece, Mk 1:11. The place occurs in several Talmudic passages where it may be inferred that it was near but outside Jerusalem; it was at the Sabbatical distance limit East of Jerusalem, and was surrounded by some kind of wall. 11) states that He merely entered the temple, and, looking around Him, went out because the even had come, and returned to Bethany with the Twelve. The other disciples become infuriated at the brothers when they hear about the request. Mark 11:1 When they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples. Coral Beach Nature Reserve and Conservation Area *, Sea of Galilee, Hulah Valley, Golan Heights, Mt. Akin to the base of keleuo; to 'call'. Coordinates: .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}314639N 351503E / 31.777618N 35.250838E / 31.777618; 35.250838. The rulers seek to destroy him, but fear the people. This is much more probable than the suggestion that the modern Abu Dis is on the site of Bethphage.E. Without attempting to define the exact position of Bethphage, we may thus arrange the circumstances connected with the Lord's departure from Bethany : Leaving this village on foot, attended by His disciples and others, He comes to the place where the neighboring village of Bethphage is in view, over against them, perhaps separated from them by a valley. The village of Bethphage is remembered as the starting point of Jesus triumphal entry into Jerusalem on the day that is commemorated as Palm Sunday. Leaving Bethany, He sends to Bethphage for an ass Matt. 78. That is if they didnt bother with a donkey. Given the antipathy between Jews and Samaritans, Joseph and Marylikely skirted the area and went around the longer way. An unspecified time later the mother of James and John initiates a journey to Jesus and requests that her sons have authority, directly under him, in his Kingdom. It contains a stone traditionally identified as the one which Jesus used to mount the donkey at the start of his procession into Jerusalem. In 1867, during construction of a Franciscan monastery on the grounds, a stone, cube shaped and covered in plaster, was discovered. The Ascension as recorded in Luke 24:50-51 is thus described: "He led them out until they were over against Bethany: and he lifted up his hands, and blessed them. 1 Wieseler, Lange, Alexander, Kobinson, Teschendorf, Bucher, Meyer, EUicott. Why Does God Compare Our Relationship with Him to That of a Bride and Groom? One begins here and ends there, as easy as teleporting off The Enterprise. Jesus arrives, near sunset on Wednesday, March 29 in 30 A.D., in Bethany. 12-19. of Olives He weeps over it. But this very answer was peculiarly adapted to set the people of Judea against Him. This multitude, thus distinguished from the citizens, consisted doubtless of those who had escorted Him from Bethany, and who were mostly Galileans; and their answer, as remarked by Meyer, seems to show a kind of local pride in Him as from Galilee, their own prophet. Bethany, Arabic Al-Ayzariyyah, small village and biblical site on the eastern slopes of the Mount of Olives just outside Jerusalem, situated in the West Bank. The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem holds an annual representation of this event there. The one poured out from the city, and, as they came through the gardens whose clusters of palm rose on the southeastern corner of Olivet, they cut down the long branches, as was their wont at the feast of Tabernacles, and moved upward toward Bethany with loud shouts of welcome. It was on his way to Jerusalem that Jesus stopped on the summit of the Mount of Olives, overlooking the panorama of the Temple, towers and palaces, and wept over the city as he predicted its impending destruction only 40 years in the future. It was also his nightly retreat from Jerusalem. To, towards, with. All the city is greatly moved, and the Pharisees desire Him to rebuke His disciples. Copyright 2023, Bible Study Tools. Bethany lies east of Bethphage on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives. After Jesus makes his triumphal entry into Jerusalem, he will spend his last week of life teaching in the city by day but leaving it to journey to Bethany for the night (Mark 11:11, Matthew 21:17, 26:6). that, as a body, they had taken little part in the matter. " It is a miserably untidy and tumble-down village facing East on the Southeast slope of the Mount of Olives, upon the carriage road to Jericho. xxi. } They all are taught that those who will be considered the greatest in God's kingdom are those who serve everyone (Matthew 20:20 - 28, Mark 10:35 - 45). He looked around at everything, but since it was already late, he went out to Bethany with the Twelve. (Mark 11:11), Bethany, east of Jerusalem, became Jesus staging area for his Palm Sunday entry into Jerusalem during the week we call Holy.
approach. Luthardt, who puts the supper on Sunday, makes the entry to have been still later upon the same day; but this would have brought it to the verge of evening. It is assumed by Eusebius of Caesarea(Onom 58:13)to beon the eastern slope of theMount of Olivesand close toBethany. (See Matt. Knowing what the religious leaders are collectively planning to do, Jesus leaves Bethany with his disciples. Untie it and bring it here. Download Cross References Matthew 21:1 Luke 22:39 And he came out, and went, as he was wont, to the mount of Olives; and his disciples also followed him. margin-left: 0; Jesus then warns the disciples not to set their hearts on riches and that it is incredibly difficult, like a camel going through a needle, for those with wealth to enter God's kingdom (Mathew 19:16 - 26, Mark 10:17 - 27, Luke 18:18 - 27). beth'-fa-je, beth'-faj (from beth paghah; Bethphage, or Bethphage; in Aramaic "place of young figs"): Near the Mount of Olives and to the road from Jerusalem to Jericho; mentioned together with Bethany (Matthew 21:1; Mark 11:1; Luke 19:29).The place occurs in several Talmudic passages where it may be inferred that it was near but outside Jerusalem; it was at the Sabbatical distance . " Blessed be the king that cometh in the name of the Lord: peace in heaven and glory in the highest." 12) as if immediately following the entry; but Mark (xi. The memory of Jesus triumphal entry into Jerusalem is kept in a Franciscan church built beside the steep road that descends from the Mount of Olives eastwards towards the village of El-Azariyeh (ancient Bethany) and the Jerusalem-Jericho highway. (2) "Bethany beyond the Jordan" (John 1:28; the King James Version Bethabara; Bethabara, a reading against the majority of the manuscripts, supported by Origen on geographical grounds): No such place is known. "Israel and You" (C) 2013 All Rights Reserved, On display in the church, protected by a wrought iron grille, is a large square. And it came to pass, while he blessed them, he parted from them, and was carried up into heaven. Luke, speaking in general terms, says, (xxi. On the one night he remained in Jerusalem, two miles from Bethany, he was arrested while praying in Gethsemanes garden. of Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. He was relatively safe during the day, teaching in the temple. Jerusalem is located around 10198 KM away from Bethany so if you travel at the consistent speed of 50 KM per hour you can reach Bethany in 203.98 hours. [1] . The Franciscan Church of Bethphage was built on the foundations of a 12th-century crusader chapel. Bethphage (Ancient Greek: , romanized:Bthpag; Imperial Aramaic: , romanized:Bt Pagg, lit. She did it, Jesus said, to prepare me for burial.. Assuming an average pace of 2.5 mph, 20 miles a day, would mean a trip of four 8-hour days. It was the home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. The parable of the workers in the vineyard is then given by Jesus (Matthew 20:1 - 16). 3-6,) and thus find in it a mystical significance. It was at this precise point, c as He drew near, at the descent of the Mount of Olives,' (may it not have been from the sight thus opening upon them ?) Israel and You
21:1-11 ). Some would make the village where the ass was found, a village in the vicinity, distinct from Bethphage.1 But there is no necessity for this. "Jesus entered Jerusalem and went to the temple. i Ebrard, 477; Greswell, iii. Mark 14:3 While he was at Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at the table, a woman came having an alabaster jar of ointment of pure nard-very costly. You get to walk ahead and pretend youre in command. 21:1;Mark11:1;Luke19:29.). Greswell puts His departure from Bethany about the ninth hour, or 3 p. M. ; his arrival in the temple before the eleventh, His departure before sunset. AFranciscan church was erected beside the steep road descending from the Mount of Olives eastwards towards the village of El-Azariyeh (ancient Bethany) and the Jerusalem-Jericho highway. beth'-fa-je, beth'-faj (from beth paghah; Bethphage, or Bethphage; in Aramaic "place of young figs"): Near the Mount of Olives and to the road from Jerusalem to Jericho; mentioned together with Bethany (Matthew 21:1 Mark 11:1 Luke 19:29).The place occurs in several Talmudic passages where it may be inferred that it was near but outside Jerusalem; it was at the Sabbatical distance . The statement of Mark is so precise, that we cannot hesitate to give it the preference.1 Some suppose the Lord to have twice purified the temple; on the day of His entry, and again the next day.3 Others, that He began it on one day and finished it on the next, cleansing first the inner and then the outer court. When they were approaching Jerusalem, at Bethphage and Bethany, near the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two of his disciples and said to them, "Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately as you enter it, you will find tied there a colt that has never been ridden; untie it and bring it. "house of green figs" in Aramaic), is a village atop a spur on the southern section of the Mount of Olives chain. Bethphage is mentioned in the New Testament as the place in ancient Israel from which Jesus sent his disciples to find a colt upon which he would ride into Jerusalem. 174; Robinson, Meyer. Bethphage was considered the outermost reach of the city of Jerusalem, the limit of a Sabbath-days journey (900 metres) from the city, and the furthest point at which bread could be baked for use in the Temple. 11.) Sorry, there was an error loading the video. Others, however, maintain that the Evangelists in their narratives take Jerusalem as the centre, and mention Bethphage first, because first reached by one going to the east.1 Another reason for this order is given by Greswell, (iii. Bethpage (lit. of Olives Proud member It may be inferred from Mark, (xi. The, the definite article. Here occurred the incident of the raising of Lazarus (John 11) and the feast at the house of Simon (Matthew 26:1-13 Mark 14:3-9 Luke 7:36-50 John 1:2:1-8). Probably Bethany is here meant as a district embracing a part of the mount, for He could not. Bethany means House of the poor. All the Gospels portray ancient travel as undemanding. From the fact, however, that Bethphage is first mentioned, the journey being from Jericho to Jerusalem, or from east to west, it is supposed that it was first reached, and therefore east of Bethany. 29, that they were two distinct yet adjacent villages; but their relative positions to each other are not defined. The animal being brought to Him, He is seated upon it, and, amidst the acclamations of the multitude, ascends to the top of the Mount. Alford's supposition,3 that Mark relates the triumphal entry a day too soon; that Jesus, in fact, first entered the city privately, noticed the abuses in the temple, and, returning to Bethany the next day, made His triumphal entry ; has no good basis. 1. Mark 11:1 And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples, John 12:12-16 On the next day much people that were come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, . In that manner. Salem Media Group. Hermon *, Everything need to know touring Israel *, Things NOT to Do in Israel! He is told he must obey the commandments and give up all his worldly riches. This is where Jesus sent the disciples to find a donkey and a colt and became thestarting pointofJesustriumphalentryintoJerusalem on Palm Sunday. He was the Son of David, the King of Israel, coming in the name of the Lord. Need to Know **, 9 things you need to know about israeli girls, The Underground Street of Via Dolorosa in Jerusalem *, Where Is Golgotha: Holy Sepulchre or Garden Tomb? After the group leaves Ephraim, Jesus reveals that he will soon be betrayed, suffer, have his life taken then rise from the dead three days later (Matthew 20:17 - 19, Mark 10:32 - 34, Luke 18:31 - 34). His responses only stiffened the resolve of the temple authorities to execute him. So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee, to Bethlehem the town of David (Luke 2:4). Many would bring this visit of Jesus to the temple on the 10th Nisan into connection with the divine command to choose this day a lamb for the paschal sacrifice and supper, (Ex. Blessed is the King of Israel, that cometh in the name of the Lord." The Synoptic Gospels mention it as being close to Bethany, where he was staying immediately prior to his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. * See Van de Velde's Map of Jerusalem; Ellicott, 288, note 1. Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. Written in Latin around the windows are the words which the people said about Jesus during the procession into the city. Luke (xix. Alexander supposes that Luke would suggest, that "a part of these nights was employed in prayer amidst the solitudes of Olivet." 52.). margin-top: 10px; The church ceiling features drawings of flowers and leaves. As the group begins their seventeen mile (27.3 kilometers) journey to Bethany, near Jerusalem, the Lord gives the parable of the pounds (Luke 19:11 - 28). So he slipped out of the city each evening back to Bethanys relative shelter, and back into Jerusalem the next morning. #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { There is an annual Palm Sunday walk into Jerusalem which begins in Bethphage. This village certainly occupies an ancient site and no other name is known. It is the start of his last week of life before dying as the perfect sacrifice for our sins. The first space from the city, toward the Mount of Olives, was called Bethphage." A.D. 30. Does the Bible Condemn Using Tarot Cards? 'house of unripe figs')[1] or Bethsphage,[2] is a Christian religious site on the Mount of Olives east of historical Jerusalem. There are 5 ways to get from Jerusalem to Church of Bethphage by bus or foot Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner. Panorama of modern Bethphage ( Custodia Terrae Sanctae). From manthano; a learner, i.e. that the Crusaders regarded as the mounting-block Jesus used to mount the donkey. Two miles was the distance between safety and danger. 10,) yet it is plain from the question put by the citizens, " Who is this ? " Ive hiked with pack burros; it is slower. On Nisan 9, 33C.E., when Jesus rode the colt of a donkey over the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem, he may well have done so from Bethphage, following the road to Jerusalem. Matthew 26:6 Now when Jesus was in Bethany, in the house of Simon the leper. The site is now enclosed by the Roman Catholics. Jesus, while still in Ephraim to avoid those in Jerusalem who seek his life, has a rich young man approach him wanting to know what it takes to inherit eternal life. Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers, NT Gospels: Luke 19:29 It happened when he drew near (Luke Lu Lk). Our Christian Life and MinistryMeeting Workbook2017, New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition), Bethphage, the Mount of Olives, and Jerusalem. The visit to the temple, and its purification, are put by Matthew (xxi. xxi. He is fully aware that his betrayal, arrest, torture and death await him after he partakes of his last Passover in Jerusalem (John 11:55 - 57). [4] It was likely on the road from Jerusalem to Jericho and the limit of a Sabbath-day's journey from Jerusalem,[7] i.e., 2000 cubits. From eggus; to make near, i.e. 17:) " He went out of the city, into Bethany, and He lodged there." The distance between Jerusalem and Bethany beyond the Jordan Archaeological Park is 33 km. 21:1).
your guide to visiting the holy places. But it was a 90-mile walk to the village of Ein Karem, John the Baptists traditional birth place, and only five miles to Jerusalem from the southwest. It was the last appeal to the Jews to discern and recognize His royal character.
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