John 11:54

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Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews, but departed from there into the country near the wilderness, to a city called Ephraim. He stayed there with his disciples.

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Bethany, near Jerusalem on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives, was where Jesus had raised Lazarus, intensifying opposition from Judean authorities. Jerusalem was the religious center of Judea; Ephraim, a town in the hill country north of Jerusalem, offered Jesus a temporary place of withdrawal.

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John 11:54 mentions Bethany, Ephraim, Jerusalem and Judea.

Photo of Bethany — Bethany · Naheel Abu Ghaith نهيل أبو غيث

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