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Bethphage
BETHPHAGE (bĕth'fa-jē, Heb. bêth paghah, house of unripe figs). A village on the Mount of Olives, on the road going east from Jerusalem to Jericho. The traditional site is NW of Bethany, and it is mentioned twice in the NT (


BETHPHAGE bĕth’fə jĭ (בֵּת פַּגָּה, Βεθφαγή, Βηθφαγή; in Aram., place of unripe figs). A village on the Mt. of Olives which figures in the narrative of the procuring of the colt in preparation for the triumphal entry. It is mentioned together with Bethany in
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915)
beth’-fa-je, beth’-faj (from beth paghah; Bethphage, or Bethphage; in Aramaic "place of young figs"): Near the Mount of Olives and to the road from Jerusalem to Jericho; mentioned together with Bethany (