Bethany is a village just east of Jerusalem, over the Mount of Olives. In the New Testament it is a place Jesus keeps coming back to.

Bethany is a village just east of JerusalemBethany是耶路撒冷正東邊的一個小村莊， over the Mount of Olives在橄欖山的另一側。 In the New Testament在新約聖經裡， it is a place Jesus keeps coming back to這是耶穌一再回去的地方。

Mary, Martha, and Lazarus live there; the story of Lazarus being raised, and of Mary pouring perfume on Jesus, are set in Bethany. He lodges there in the days before the crucifixion, and Luke has him lead the disciples out as far as Bethany when he is taken up.

Mary, Martha, and Lazarus live there馬利亞、馬大和拉撒路都住在那裡； the story of Lazarus being raised, and of Mary pouring perfume on Jesus, are set in Bethany拉撒路復活的故事，還有馬利亞在耶穌身上倒香膏的故事，都發生在Bethany。 He lodges there in the days before the crucifixion在被釘十字架前的那幾天，耶穌就住在那裡， and Luke has him lead the disciples out as far as Bethany when he is taken up而路加福音寫到，他被接升天時曾帶著門徒一路走到Bethany。

So in church reading it is not a capital or a battlefield — it is the small village of friends just over the hill from the city. Though actually, many English speakers now meet Bethany first as a girl’s name, taken from this place.

So in church reading it is not a capital or a battlefield所以在教會的讀經裡，它不是什麼首都或戰場—— it is the small village of friends just over the hill from the city它就是城外山那一頭，一個充滿朋友的小村莊。 Though actually不過實際上， many English speakers now meet Bethany first as a girl's name現在許多英語使用者第一次遇到Bethany，是把它當成一個女生的名字， taken from this place而這個名字就是取自這個地方。