Although the Bethany of Lazarus is more well-known, the Gospel of John mentions a second town named Bethany, located in the region of the west bank at the [[Jordan River]],<ref>''The Gospel of John'', 1.28</ref> although there is a later manuscript addition that calls this place ''Bethabara'' rather than ''Bethany''.<ref>Sloyan, Gerard Stephen (1987).</ref> The only translation of the [[Bible]] that adopts this later manuscript tradition is the [[King James Version]]. | Although the Bethany of Lazarus is more well-known, the Gospel of John mentions a second town named Bethany, located in the region of the west bank at the [[Jordan River]],<ref>''The Gospel of John'', 1.28</ref> although there is a later manuscript addition that calls this place ''Bethabara'' rather than ''Bethany''.<ref>Sloyan, Gerard Stephen (1987).</ref> The only translation of the [[Bible]] that adopts this later manuscript tradition is the [[King James Version]]. |