Mark 11:30

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The baptism of John -- was it from heaven, or from men? Answer me."

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Jerusalem in New Testament TimesA plan of ancient Jerusalem as it was in New Testament times, with its walls, temple and gates.

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Bethany and Bethphage were villages on the eastern side of the Mount of Olives, just outside Jerusalem, where Jesus approached the city before His final Passover. Their proximity frames Mark 11’s events as Jesus’ public arrival in Jerusalem, the center of Israel’s worship and the leaders’ authority.

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Mark 11:30 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