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Sensible people thatthey were, they walked. The village in which our Lord stayed during Holy. Get Your Bible Minute in Your Inbox Every Morning. His desire is to conduct a few last journeys before his crucifixion. Bible Map: Bethany He taught and answered the questions of Sadducee, Pharisee, and Scribe alike until finally, he had enough and made no further replies. Bethpage and Bethany - Bible Study Tools 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. 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. This is where Jesus sent the disciples to find a donkey and a colt and became thestarting pointofJesustriumphalentryintoJerusalem on Palm Sunday. Distance from Nazareth to Bethlehem: 80 miles. Greswell (iii. 100) remarks: "It is probable that the traders, with their droves of cattle and their other effects, had already removed them for the day." Mark 11:1 As they approached Jerusalem and came to Bethphage and . In 1950 the decorations on the stone were restored and five years later, in 1955 frescos were drawn on the walls and ceiling of the sanctuary. 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. The, the definite article. Eighty miles riding a donkey, picturesque as might be, still works out to, oh, lets see, yes, 80 miles riding a donkey. Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord!, Recalling the sight of their master riding a beast of burden, the disciples saw the fulfilment of a prophecy by Zechariah more than 500 years before: Shout aloud, O daughter Jerusalem! Luke 19:29 It happened, when he drew near to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the mountain that is called Olivet, he sent two of his disciples, 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). 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 parable of the workers in the vineyard is then given by Jesus (Matthew 20:1 - 16). When in Jerusalem, Jesus and his disciples customarily spent the night at Bethany, today marked by the town of el-Azariyeh (El Eizariya), an Arabic name meaning The Place of Lazarus. Jesus undoubtedly stayed at the home of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus. Mary traveled alone, Luke implies (though likely in caravan), and she was newly pregnant (think morning sickness). * See Van de Velde's Map of Jerusalem; Ellicott, 288, note 1. i Ebrard, 477; Greswell, iii. Luke 24:52 The rulers seek to destroy him, but fear the people. of BETHPHAGE. . History. 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. It is upon " a spur of Olivet, distant rather more than a mile from the city, situated between two deep valleys, on which there are tanks, foundations, and other indubitable evidences of the former existence of a village." 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. 45) gives us no mark of time. 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. PDF Distances From Jerusalem - Bible Charts 76,) relying upon Talmudical authorities, would put Bethphage just under the city walls, and ascribe to it the same privileges as if actually within them. " Placing the Lord's arrival at Bethany on Friday, the supper and anointing on Saturday, His solemn entry into the city took place on Sunday.1 As to the hour of the entry nothing is said, but from Mark xi. [3][4][5] Bethphage is about 2 kilometres (1.2mi) from the modern village of al-Azariya. 20-22,) on this first entry. 21:1-11 ). This village certainly occupies an ancient site and no other name is known. When he had looked around at everything, it being now evening, he went out to Bethany with the twelve. (See Matt. 21:1;Mark11:1;Luke19:29.). margin-left: 0; Jesus' Last Journeys Timeline - Bible Study The range encompasses both Bethlehem and Jerusalem. Jesus arrives, near sunset on Wednesday, March 29 in 30 A.D., in Bethany. A.D. 30. Probably Bethany is here meant as a district embracing a part of the mount, for He could not. The temple hierarchy was reluctant to arrest him for fear of the crowds; they would not strike in the day. 75 :) " Bethphage lay upon the direct line of this route, but Bethany did not; so that one travelling from Jericho would come to Bethphage first, and would have to turn off from the road to go to Bethany." From Jerusalem to: Bethany - 2 miles Bethlehem - 6 miles Bethphage - 1 mile Caesarea - 57 miles Caesarea Philippi - 105 miles Capernaum - 85 miles Dead Sea - 6 miles Emmaus - 16 miles Jericho - 15 miles Joppa - 35 miles Jordan River - 21 miles Mediterranean Sea - 37 miles Salim - 50 miles There is a mirror behind the stone so that visitors can easily see the drawings on all four sides. He was relatively safe during the day, teaching in the temple. Toward. At this point He arrests His march, and sends two of His disciples; to find and bring to Him an ass tied, and her colt with her. Bethany lies east of Bethphage on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives. 10,) yet it is plain from the question put by the citizens, " Who is this ? " Leaving Bethany, He sends to Bethphage for an ass Matt. [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. Some suppose that Bethphage and Bethany are only designations for different parts of the same village. And it came to pass, when he was come near to Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount called the mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples. ), The road by which the Lord passed over Olivet was probably the southern or main road, which passes between. 1 Wieseler, Lange, Alexander, Kobinson, Teschendorf, Bucher, Meyer, EUicott. This stone, now called the Stele of Bethphage, was an integral part of the 12th century crusader chapel and now lies near the northern wall of the church. From manthano; a learner, i.e. He is told he must obey the commandments and give up all his worldly riches. 12,13.) Bethphage (Ancient Greek: , romanized:Bthpag; Imperial Aramaic: , romanized:Bt Pagg, lit. Mark 11:1 When they drew near to Jerusalem, to Bethsphage and Bethany, at the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples. In the morning, Jesus goes to Bethphage, mounts a colt, and then proceeds to make a triumphal entry into Jerusalem (John 12:12 - 19, Mark 11:1 - 10, Luke 19:29 - 40, Matthew 21:1 - 11). to send out literally or figuratively. 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. 12-19. of Olives He weeps over it. New Testament Cities Distances in Ancient Israel - Bible History The town is located on the southeastern slope of the Mount of Olives, less than 2 miles (3.2 km) from Jerusalem. 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." 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 .