- Original: Βηθανία - Transliteration: Bethania - Phonetic: bay-than-ee'-ah - Definition: Bethany = house of dates or, house of misery 1. a village at the Mount of Olives, about two miles (3 km) from Jerusalem, on or near the normal road to Jericho 2. a town or village on the east bank of the Jordan, where John was baptising - Origin: of Aramaic origin - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun Location - Strong's: Of Chaldee origin; date house; Bethany a place in Palestine: - Bethany. Total KJV Occurrences: 11 • Bethany, 11 Mat 21:17; Mat 26:6; Mar 11:1; Mar 11:11; Mar 11:12; Mar 14:3; Luke 19:29; Luke 24:50; Joh 11:1; Joh 11:18; Joh 12:1