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BETHPHAGE

(Gk. Bēthphag9)

A village on the Mount of Olives near Bethany. The name means “the house of unripe or early figs.” The Gospels name Bethphage as the starting point of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem (Luke 19:29; Mark 11:1; Matt. 21:1). In Talmudic literature Bethphage (Beth Pagi) marked the eastern limits of Jerusalem.

The Franciscan Chapel at Bethphage, from which the modern Palm Sunday ceremony commences, must be very near the location of the ancient village. Scattered finds (tombs, cisterns, a winepress) in the area indicate occupation dating from the 2nd century b.c. to the 8th century a.d.

Thomas V. Brisco






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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