Bethany beyond Jordan
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Also: Bethany beyond the Jordan, Bethany ford of the Jordan, Bethany in Perea, Bethany ford, Bethany ford of the Jordan.
Called Bethany ford of river Jordan, Bethany in Perea, and also Bethabara, it was a ford in Jordan river 171:2.1
John preached four months at Bethany ford before starting north up the Jordan. He returned a year later to preach there again. 135:6.5 135:10.2
Jesus and the apostles preached in this place for the first time in February 27, in the same place where John preached 141:7.1-2
The disciples of John remained at Bethany beyond the Jordan, teaching and baptizing the multitudes. 141:9.2
In the Urantia Book
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Bible parallels
Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.
- Where this happened 171:2.1 — Jn 1:28.
- Jesus addresses crowd 171:2.1 — Lk 14:25.
- Talk on counting the cost 171:2.1 — Mt 10:21,37; Lk 14:26.
- John's preaching 135:6.5 — Jn 1:28.
- John attacks Herod 135:10.2 — Mt 14:3b-4; Mk 6:17b-19; Lk 3:19.
Where it appears
Bethany beyond Jordan is linked in 8 paragraphs of the text.