Bethany (Bethania) is identified with the town of Al-Azariya in the West Bank, on the southeastern slope of the Mount of Olives, and to the east of Jerusalem. The place-name might be derived from Beth Ananiah, a site mentioned in Neh 11:32 and located between Anatoth and Nob to the east of Jerusalem (Murphy-O’Connor, 2013, 86) or from beth ’ani in Hebrew or beth’anya in Aramaic, meaning “house of the poor.” The latter etymology could indicate …