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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Example Sentences

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

After great consolation in prayer he desired to go to Bethphage.

From The Autobiography of St. Ignatius by O'Conor, J. F. X. (John Francis Xavier)

The little town of Bethphage lay outside the city wall.

From Men Called Him Master by Smith, Elwyn A. (Elwyn Allen)

The luminous tide flooded the gray villages of Bethany and Bethphage, and all the emerald hills around Bethlehem were bathed in light.

From The Valley of Vision : a Book of Romance an Some Half Told Tales by Van Dyke, Henry

On this Mount there were several villages: Bethphage was on that side farthest from Jerusalem; and on the side nearest to the city, stood the village of Gethsemane.

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