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Bethabara

BETHAB'ARA (beth-ab'a-ra; "house of the ford").

In the KJV, the place on the E bank of the Jordan where John was baptizing (Jn 1:28); placed by scholars at the ford 'Abarah, just N of Beisan but there are numerous fords.

The NASB and NIV read "in Bethany beyond the Jordan." Many of the best Gk. manuscripts have "Bethany" instead of "Bethabara." This is not the Bethany near Jerusalem.

The sixth-century Madeba map shows Bethabara on the W bank of the Jordan near the traditional site of Jesus' baptism.

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