Βηθαβαρά,Βηθανία
Bēthabara
Bethany
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredBased on the provided lexicon data, the word Βηθαβαρά (Bēthabara) is a proper name, specifically a person's name, corresponding to the transliteration Bēthabara. It is also related to another name, Βηθανία (Bethania), suggesting that these may be different spellings or variations of the same name. The name Bethany occurs four times in the Bible. Without more context, it is difficult to discern the significance of Bethany beyond its association with these instances. However, given that proper names often carry symbolic or contextual meaning within a text, it is possible that Bethany plays a distinct role in the narratives or events where it appears. The limited data available does not provide further insight into the meaning, connotation, or implications of the name Bethany. It can be concluded that Bethany is a proper name associated with at least four instances in the Bible, although its full significance and usage remain obscure without further analysis of the specific biblical passages in which it appears.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
4 total occurrences across the text
Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down against Midian and take the waters before them as far as Beth Barah, even the Jordan!” So all the men of Ephraim were gathered together and took the waters as far as Beth Barah, even the Jordan.
Judges 7:24Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down against Midian and take the waters before them as far as Beth Barah, even the Jordan!” So all the men of Ephraim were gathered together and took the waters as far as Beth Barah, even the Jordan.
Judges 7:24Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down against Midian and take the waters before them as far as Beth Barah, even the Jordan!” So all the men of Ephraim were gathered together and took the waters as far as Beth Barah, even the Jordan.
Judges 7:24Gideon sent messengers throughout all the hill country of Ephraim, saying, “Come down against Midian and take the waters before them as far as Beth Barah, even the Jordan!” So all the men of Ephraim were gathered together and took the waters as far as Beth Barah, even the Jordan.