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Bethanien
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English
Etymology
From en de Bethanien, en la Bethania, from en grc Βηθανία, from en arc בית עניא.
Proper noun
en historical en Q831197 Bethany
Usage notes
The name "Bethanien", which was given to the town by German settlement in Australia early Prussian Lutheran settlers was Anglicised to "Bethany" during World War I as part of List of Australian place names changed from German names a broader renaming of German place names in Australia due to anti-German racism.
German
Etymology
de la Bethania, from de grc Βηθανία, from de arc בית עניא.
Pronunciation
de /beːˈtaːni̯ən/
de De-Bethanien.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Be tha ni en
Proper noun
n
de biblical Bethany
1912, Martin Luther, Lutherbibel von 1912, Mark 11:11 (with KJV translation)
de Und der HERR ging ein zu Jerusalem und in den Tempel, und er besah alles; und am Abend ging er hinaus gen Bethanien mit den Zwölfen. And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.
de Q831197 Bethany