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Biblically, the village of Bethany was identified as being approximately 2 miles from Jerusalem, on the slope of the Mount of Olives. It was in Bethany that Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, and was anointed with expensive perfume by a woman. A religious order was founded there by Melisende of Jerusalem in the 12th century. Sibylla, later Queen of Jerusalem, was raised there.

Bethany is a popular name for Christian societies.

Bethany features in the top 50 of England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.