Bethany

9 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Bethany
     house of dates. (1.) The Revised Version in John 1:28 has this
     word instead of Bethabara, on the authority of the oldest
     manuscripts. It appears to have been the name of a place on the
     east of Jordan.
     


       (2.) A village on the south-eastern slope of the Mount of
     Olives (Mark 11:1), about 2 miles east of Jerusalem, on the road
     to Jericho. It derived its name from the number of palm-trees
     which grew there. It was the residence of Lazarus and his
     sisters. It is frequently mentioned in connection with memorable
     incidents in the life of our Lord (Matt. 21:17; 26:6; Mark
     11:11, 12; 14:3; Luke 24:50; John 11:1; 12:1). It is now known
     by the name of el-Azariyeh, i.e., "place of Lazarus," or simply
     Lazariyeh. Seen from a distance, the village has been described
     as "remarkably beautiful, the perfection of retirement and
     repose, of seclusion and lovely peace." Now a mean village,
     containing about twenty families.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Bethany, the house of song; the house of affliction
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Bethany, CT
    Zip code(s): 06524
  Bethany, IL (village, FIPS 5612)
    Location: 39.64417 N, 88.74094 W
    Population (1990): 1369 (549 housing units)
    Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 61914
  Bethany, IN (town, FIPS 4978)
    Location: 39.53375 N, 86.37885 W
    Population (1990): 90 (34 housing units)
    Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Bethany, LA
    Zip code(s): 71007
  Bethany, MO (city, FIPS 5068)
    Location: 40.26776 N, 94.02826 W
    Population (1990): 3005 (1447 housing units)
    Area: 11.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 64424
  Bethany, OK (city, FIPS 5700)
    Location: 35.50600 N, 97.64337 W
    Population (1990): 20075 (8865 housing units)
    Area: 13.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 73008
  Bethany, PA (borough, FIPS 5976)
    Location: 41.61423 N, 75.28892 W
    Population (1990): 238 (117 housing units)
    Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Bethany, WV (town, FIPS 6844)
    Location: 40.20546 N, 80.56364 W
    Population (1990): 1139 (179 housing units)
    Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 26032

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Bethany, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
     Population (2000):    1287
     Housing Units (2000): 580
     Land area (2000):     0.972384 sq. miles (2.518464 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.003531 sq. miles (0.009146 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.975915 sq. miles (2.527610 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            05612
     Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
     Location:             39.644685 N, 88.739109 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     61914
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Bethany, IL
      Bethany
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Bethany, OK -- U.S. city in Oklahoma
     Population (2000):    20307
     Housing Units (2000): 8874
     Land area (2000):     5.211342 sq. miles (13.497313 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    5.211342 sq. miles (13.497313 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            05700
     Located within:       Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
     Location:             35.504607 N, 97.638818 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     73008
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Bethany, OK
      Bethany
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Bethany, IN -- U.S. town in Indiana
     Population (2000):    94
     Housing Units (2000): 34
     Land area (2000):     0.082921 sq. miles (0.214764 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.010521 sq. miles (0.027249 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.093442 sq. miles (0.242013 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            04978
     Located within:       Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
     Location:             39.533225 N, 86.376617 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Bethany, IN
      Bethany
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Bethany, PA -- U.S. borough in Pennsylvania
     Population (2000):    292
     Housing Units (2000): 128
     Land area (2000):     0.514849 sq. miles (1.333453 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.514849 sq. miles (1.333453 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            05976
     Located within:       Pennsylvania (PA), FIPS 42
     Location:             41.614321 N, 75.288537 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Bethany, PA
      Bethany
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Bethany, WV -- U.S. town in West Virginia
     Population (2000):    985
     Housing Units (2000): 212
     Land area (2000):     0.716698 sq. miles (1.856239 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.716698 sq. miles (1.856239 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            06844
     Located within:       West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54
     Location:             40.206423 N, 80.559621 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     26032
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Bethany, WV
      Bethany
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Bethany, MO -- U.S. city in Missouri
     Population (2000):    3087
     Housing Units (2000): 1506
     Land area (2000):     4.433824 sq. miles (11.483551 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.013665 sq. miles (0.035392 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    4.447489 sq. miles (11.518943 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            05068
     Located within:       Missouri (MO), FIPS 29
     Location:             40.266579 N, 94.034005 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     64424
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Bethany, MO
      Bethany