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BETHABARA.—Mentioned once only, Joh_1:28, as the scene of John’s baptism; the principal codices, followed by the RV [Note: Revised Version.] , here read Bethany. There is no clue to the position of Bethabara, except that it was probably in or near Galilee (cf. Mat_3:13). Identification with a ford named ‘Abârah, about 12 miles south of the outlet of the Sea of Galilee, has with some plausibility been suggested.
R. A. S. Macalister.