John 11:18
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(Now Bethania was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off.)

Matthew 21:17
And leaving them, he went out of the city into Bethania and remained here.

John 11:1
Now there was a certain man sick, named Lazarus, of Bethania, of the town of Mary and of Martha her sister.

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(Now Bethania was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off.)

fifteen furlongs.

John 6:19 When they had rowed therefore about five and twenty or thirty furlongs, they see Jesus walking upon the sea and drawing nigh to the ship. And they were afraid.

Luke 24:13 And behold, two of them went, the same day, to a town which was sixty furlongs from Jerusalem, named Emmaus.

Revelation 14:20 And the press was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the press, up to the horses' bridles, for a thousand and six hundred furlongs.

Revelation 21:16 And the city lieth in a four-square: and the length thereof is as great as the breadth. And he measured the city with the golden reed for twelve thousand furlongs: and the length and the height and the breadth thereof are equal.

Context
Jesus Comforts Martha and Mary
17Jesus therefore came: and found that he had been four days already in the grave. 18(Now Bethania was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off.) 19And many of the Jews were come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.…
Lexicon
Now
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

Bethany
Βηθανία (Bēthania)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 963: Of Chaldee origin; date-house; Beth-any, a place in Palestine.

was
ἦν (ēn)
Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

near
ἐγγὺς (engys)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1451: Near. From a primary verb agcho; near.

Jerusalem,
Ἱεροσολύμων (Hierosolymōn)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Strong's Greek 2414: The Greek form of the Hebrew name: Jerusalem. Of Hebrew origin; Hierosolyma

a little less than
ὡς (hōs)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

two miles
δεκαπέντε (dekapente)
Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 1178: Fifteen. From deka and pente; ten and five, i.e. Fifteen.

away,
ἀπὸ (apo)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 575: From, away from. A primary particle; 'off, ' i.e. Away, in various senses.


Additional Translations
Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, a little less than two miles away,

Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away,

Now Bethany was near to Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off:

Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off;

Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia off,

Now Bethany was nigh unto Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off;

(Now Bethany was nigh to Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs distant.)

Bethany was near Jerusalem, the distance being a little less than two miles;

Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, about fifteen stadia away.

And Bethany was nigh to Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off,
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