Places
Bethany in John 1
BETH-uh-nee
This place shows up in John 1:28: “These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.” The Bible is not talking about a sticker. It is talking about a real place in a real place.
John 1:28
“These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.”
What kids can learn
When you hear bethany in John, remember the sentence around it. God put this place in the story on purpose.
Read John 1:28 again tomorrow and ask what the place is doing in the sentence, not only what it looks like.
Say it
Practice John 1:28
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
ThesewereinBethanybeyondtheJordan,Johnwasbaptizing.