KJV ORIGINAL
Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Bethany was pretty close to Jerusalem, only about two miles away.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
Sometimes the most important moments happen right in your backyard.
📚 Historical Context
In the Gospel of John, Chapter 11, this verse appears in the story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead, with Bethany identified as a village located just a short distance from Jerusalem. This proximity, about two miles, underscores the tension in the narrative, as Jerusalem was the epicenter of Jewish religious and political life, making Jesus' miracles there highly visible and controversial. The mention of the distance highlights the real geographical context of these events in first-century Judea.
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