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Mary of Bethany [a] is a biblical figure mentioned by name in the Gospel of John and probably the Gospel of Luke in the Christian New Testament. Together with her siblings Lazarus and Martha , she is described as living in the village of Bethany , a small village in Judaea to the south of the Mount of Olives near Jerusalem .
It was here that the Hebrews first crossed the Jordan under the leadership of Joshua when leaving Egypt, to enter the promised land. Bethabara means in Hebrew a house of passage, while Bethany means a house of ships, because ships were waiting to ferry people over the Jordan. The Bethany of Martha and Lazarus was a different place.
The plot revolves around the premise that Lazarus of Bethany, upon his resurrection by Christ, becomes an immortal creature of Judgment, seeking the hearts and souls of the wicked throughout time. Larry: A Novel of Church Recovery (2019) by Brian L. Boley is a short novel, in which a character named "Larry" appears. "Larry" gives suggestions to ...
Bethany Joy Lenz didn't mean to be part of a cult. Perhaps no one really does. But the erstwhile "One Tree Hill" star says she fell prey to the "Big House Family," the religious cult at the center ...
The name Martha is a Latin transliteration of the Koine Greek Μάρθα, itself a transliteration of the Aramaic מָרְתָא Mârtâ, "the mistress" or "the lady", from מרה "mistress", feminine of מר "master."
D. A. Carson, in his commentary on the Gospel of John, says that the "Bethany across the Jordan" of John 1:28 is actually Batanaea, transliterated from Aramaic to Greek. It is thus distinct from the other, more prominent Bethany in the gospels.
The “One Tree Hill” actress attended a Bible study in L.A. with other actors and got sucked into a cult, she claims in her new book. Here's what she says about that time.
One Tree Hill fans and cast members alike may be surprised when they read Bethany Joy Lenz’s new book, Dinner for Vampires: Life on a Cult TV Show (While Also in an Actual Cult!). “When I left ...