Mark 11:12

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The next day, when they had come out from Bethany, he was hungry.

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Bethany and Bethphage were villages on the eastern side of the Mount of Olives, just outside Jerusalem, where Jesus was staying and from which he entered the city during Passover week. His departure from Bethany toward Jerusalem frames the fig tree incident as part of his approaching confrontation with the temple and its fruitless leadership.

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Mark 11:12 mentions Bethany, Bethphage, Jerusalem and Mount of Olives.

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

Photo of Jerusalem — Jerusalem · Godot13

Photo of Mount of Olives — Mount of Olives · xiquinhosilva