How to Pronounce Bethabara
beth-AB-uh-ruh
Bethabara is pronounced beth-AB-uh-ruh (bɛθˈæbərɑː): four syllables, stress on the second.
What does Bethabara mean?
Bethabara means “the house of confidence”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
What is Bethabara?
House of the ford, a place on the east bank of the Jordan, where John was baptizing (John 1:28). It may be identical with Bethbarah, the ancient ford of Jordan of which the men of Ephraim took possession (Judg. 7:24). The Revised Version reads “Bethany beyond Jordan.” It was the great ford, and still bears the name of “the ford,” Makhadhet ‘Abarah, “the ford of crossing over,” about 25 miles from Nazareth. (See BETHBARAH.)
Adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain.
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