Bethany is a small village within walking distance from Jerusalem. About two miles from the city, it is called al-Eizariya (Arabic for "Place of Lazarus") today.
The village maintains a passed-over-by-the-ages appearance. The image above - from a postcard - depicts how it looked in 1900.
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Bethany, as seen on a postcard from 1900, online courtesy Wikimedia Commons.