Bethphage

American  

[beth-fuh-jee] / ˈbɛθ fəˌdʒi /

Or Beth-phage

noun

1. a place in ancient Israel, at the foot of the Mount of Olives: said to be the starting point of Jesus' ride into Jerusalem.

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Example Sentences

Jesus, on his way to Jerusalem, would have walked up this hill, a local woman explains, and turned right at the top toward Bethphage.

From Time Magazine Archive

Jesus led his Apostles to the spot where the tract of Bethany joined that of Bethphage.

From "Granny's Chapters" (on scriptural subjects) by Ross, Lady Mary

After great consolation in prayer he desired to go to Bethphage.

From The Autobiography of St. Ignatius by O'Conor, J. F. X. (John Francis Xavier)

When the heat was past, we hiked towards the Mount of Olives in order to walk towards Bethany, and then return back to Jerusalem via the sites of Bethphage and Kafr et Tur.

From Travel Tales in the Promised Land (Palestine) by May, Karl Friedrich

And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples.

From The Life of Jesus Christ for the Young by Newton, Richard