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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, on John 11:18
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown · 1871
John 11:18 · Douay-Rheims
“(Now Bethania was near Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs off.)”
On this verse:
“Bethany was nigh Jerusalem, about fifteen furlongs--rather less than two miles; mentioned to explain the visits of sympathy noticed in the following words, which the proximity of the two places facilitated.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.