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="Bible:Matt.21.1">Mt 21:1; Mr 11:1; Lu 19:29). The place occurs in several Talmudic passages where it may be inferred that it was near but outside Jerusalem; it was at the Sabbatical distance limit East of Jerusalem, an…
Where is Bethphage in the Bible?
Bethphage was a small village located near Bethany on the Mount of Olives, just east of Jerusalem in the region of Judea. It appears in the Gospel accounts of Matthew, Mark, and Luke as the place where Jesus sent His disciples to find a donkey and colt for His triumphal entry into Jerusalem. According to Jewish tradition, Bethphage was situated at the Sabbatical distance limit from Jerusalem, marking the boundary of the city for travel purposes on the Sabbath. The village is most significant in Christian tradition as the starting point of Jesus' Palm Sunday procession, when He rode into Jerusalem to the acclaim of crowds waving palm branches. Today, the traditional site of Bethphage on the Mount of Olives is maintained by the Roman Catholic Church as a pilgrimage destination commemorating this important event in Jesus' final week.
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Bethphage
ISBE 1915 (Public Domain)="Bible:Matt.21.1">Mt 21:1; Mr 11:1; Lu 19:29). The place occurs in several Talmudic passages where it may be inferred that it was near but outside Jerusalem; it was at the Sabbatical distance limit East of Jerusalem, and was surrounded by some kind of wall. The medieval Bethphage was between the summit and Bethany. The site is now enclosed by the Roman Catholics. As regards the Bethphage of the New Testament, the most probable suggestion was that it occupied the summit itself where Kefr et Tur stands today. This village certainly occupies an ancient site and no other name is known. This is much more probable than the suggestion that the modern Abu Dis is on the site of Bethphage.
E. W. G. Masterman
(1) A city East of the Jordan, in a "desert place" (that is, uncultivated ground used for grazing) at which Jesus miraculously fed the multitude with five loaves