Bethany

House of dates. (1.) The Revised Version in John 1:28 has this "word instead of Bethabara, on the authority of the oldest" manuscripts. It appears to have been the name of a place on the east of Jordan. "(2.) A village on the south-eastern slope of the Mount of Olives "(Mark 11:1), about 2 miles east of Jerusalem, on the road to" Jericho. It derived its name from the number of palm-trees which grew there. It was the residence of Lazarus and his sisters. It is frequently mentioned in connection with memorable incidents "in the life of our Lord (Matt. 21:17; 26:6; Mark 11:11, 12;" 14:3; Luke 24:50; John 11:1; 12:1). It is now known by the name "of el-Azariyeh, i.e., "place of Lazarus," or simply Lazariyeh." "Seen from a distance, the village has been described as" "remarkably beautiful, the perfection of retirement and repose," "of seclusion and lovely peace." Now a mean village, containing" about twenty families.

Definition of Bethany:
"the house of song; the house of affliction"