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Bethphage
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible
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BETHPHAGE (‘house of figs’). The place whence Christ, on the road from Jericho to Jerusalem, sent His disciples to fetch the ass ( Matthew 21:1 , Mark 11:1 , Luke 19:29 ). It must have been close to Bethany, and is traditionally identified with Abu Dis , a village that satisfies this condition.
R. A. S. Macalister.
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Hastings, James. Entry for 'Bethphage'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​b/bethphage.html. 1909.
Hastings, James. Entry for 'Bethphage'. Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​hdb/​b/bethphage.html. 1909.