Bethany 2

Where it is

8 locations have been proposed, 149 km apart at the extremes. This atlas draws the first; the others are recorded here because the disagreement is real and is not ours to settle.

1. Al Maghtas31.8371, 35.5503
2. Batanea32.8520, 36.1993
3. Al Eizariya31.7717, 35.2559
4. Wadi al Fara32.1000, 35.5200
5. Tall Bleibel31.9091, 35.6387
6. Tall Nimrin31.9009, 35.6245
7. Khirbet Batneh32.0106, 35.7107
8. Makhadhet Abarah32.5318, 35.5593

Where Scripture names it

1 verse in 1 book.

Where this atlas draws it

1 pin across 1 chapter — this atlas’s own editorial choice, not a claim about the text.

• Bethany beyond the Jordanmatched decided — John 1:28 - "All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing." John baptizes at Bethany beyond the Jordan (1:28); on the third day Jesus sets out for Galilee (1:43).