Bethphage

American  

[beth-fuh-jee] / ˈbɛθ fəˌdʒi /

Or Beth-phage

noun

1. a place in ancient Israel, at the foot of the Mount of Olives: said to be the starting point of Jesus' ride into Jerusalem.

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Bethphage

Jesus, on his way to Jerusalem, would have walked up this hill, a local woman explains, and turned right at the top toward Bethphage.

From Time Magazine Archive

Again they passed down the streets of Jerusalem, over the brook Kidron, over Mount Olivet, up to Bethphage, and over to the slope near Bethany.

From Quiet Talks with World Winners by S. D. (Samuel Dickey) Gordon

Again they passed down the streets of Jerusalem, over the brook Cedron, over Mount Olivet, up to Bethphage, and over on to the slope near Bethany.

From Pleasure & Profit in Bible Study by Dwight Lyman Moody

"We will go first to Bethphage," she said to them.

From Ben-Hur; a tale of the Christ by Lewis Wallace

Jesus led his Apostles to the spot where the tract of Bethany joined that of Bethphage.

From "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) by Lady Mary Ross

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