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|The place where [[JOHN|J<small>OHN</small>]] baptized [[CHRIST|C<small>HRIST</small>]] ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/1_ne/10/9#9 1 Nephi 10:9]) | |The place where [[JOHN|J<small>OHN</small>]] baptized [[CHRIST|C<small>HRIST</small>]] ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/1_ne/10/9#9 1 Nephi 10:9]) | ||
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'''Etymology''' | |||
'''BETHABARA''' represents the Hebrew ''bet 'abarah,'' literally "house of the ford," hence "place of crossing," a conjectural rendering of the Greek B<small>ETHABARA</small> of [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/john/1/28#29 John 1:28]. | '''BETHABARA''' represents the Hebrew ''bet 'abarah,'' literally "house of the ford," hence "place of crossing," a conjectural rendering of the Greek B<small>ETHABARA</small> of [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/john/1/28#29 John 1:28]. | ||
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The Book of Mormon uses the same phraseology as the King James Bible: "These things were done ''in Bethabara beyond Jordan,'' where John was baptizing." ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/john/1/28#29 John 1:28]). "And my father said he should baptize ''in Bethabara, beyond Jordan;'' and he also said he should baptize with water; even that he should baptize the Messiah with water." ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/1_ne/10/9#9 1 Nephi 10:9]). Indeed, the Book of Mormon text says nothing that the Bible text does not say. | The Book of Mormon uses the same phraseology as the King James Bible: "These things were done ''in Bethabara beyond Jordan,'' where John was baptizing." ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/john/1/28#29 John 1:28]). "And my father said he should baptize ''in Bethabara, beyond Jordan;'' and he also said he should baptize with water; even that he should baptize the Messiah with water." ([http://scriptures.lds.org/en/1_ne/10/9#9 1 Nephi 10:9]). Indeed, the Book of Mormon text says nothing that the Bible text does not say. | ||
The original printer's manuscript read "Bethebara," but the 1830 edition reads "Bethabara." <ref>[[Royal J. Skousen|Royal Skousen]], ''Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon'' (Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/BYU PRess, 2004), 1:202-03. Skousen prefers the reading of the 1830 edition to the original and printer's manuscript.</ref> Indeed, "Bethebara," which appears as the earliest of Book of Mormon spellings, is attested at [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/john/1/28#29 John 1:28] in manuscripts 13 and 828 as "Bethebara,"<ref>''The Greek New Testament'', 4th edition, ad loc.</ref> and may thus reflect an acceptable, if not preferred, reading at [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/1_ne/10/9#9 1 Nephi 10:9] and [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/john/1/28#29 John 1:28]. | The original printer's manuscript read "Bethebara," but the 1830 edition reads "Bethabara." <ref>[[Royal J. Skousen|Royal Skousen]], ''Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon'' (Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/BYU PRess, 2004), 1:202-03. Skousen prefers the reading of the 1830 edition to the original and printer's manuscript.</ref> Indeed, "Bethebara," which appears as the earliest of Book of Mormon spellings, is attested at [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/john/1/28#29 John 1:28] in manuscripts 13 and 828 as "Bethebara,"<ref>''The Greek New Testament'', 4th edition, ad loc.</ref> and may thus reflect an acceptable, if not preferred, reading at [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/1_ne/10/9#9 1 Nephi 10:9] and [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/john/1/28#29 John 1:28]. | ||
See also [[Bethabara / Bethebara Variant]] | See also [[Bethabara / Bethebara Variant]] | ||
'''Variants''' | |||
[[Bethabara / Bethebara Variant|bathebara]], [[Bethabara / Bethebara Variant|Bethebara]] | |||
'''Deseret Alphabet:''' | |||
'''Notes''' | |||
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Revision as of 13:49, 7 June 2012
| Biblical GN | 1. | The place where JOHN baptized CHRIST (1 Nephi 10:9) |
Etymology
BETHABARA represents the Hebrew bet 'abarah, literally "house of the ford," hence "place of crossing," a conjectural rendering of the Greek BETHABARA of John 1:28.
The Book of Mormon uses the same phraseology as the King James Bible: "These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing." (John 1:28). "And my father said he should baptize in Bethabara, beyond Jordan; and he also said he should baptize with water; even that he should baptize the Messiah with water." (1 Nephi 10:9). Indeed, the Book of Mormon text says nothing that the Bible text does not say.
The original printer's manuscript read "Bethebara," but the 1830 edition reads "Bethabara." [1] Indeed, "Bethebara," which appears as the earliest of Book of Mormon spellings, is attested at John 1:28 in manuscripts 13 and 828 as "Bethebara,"[2] and may thus reflect an acceptable, if not preferred, reading at 1 Nephi 10:9 and John 1:28.
See also Bethabara / Bethebara Variant
Variants
Deseret Alphabet:
Notes
- ↑ Royal Skousen, Analysis of Textual Variants of the Book of Mormon (Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies/BYU PRess, 2004), 1:202-03. Skousen prefers the reading of the 1830 edition to the original and printer's manuscript.
- ↑ The Greek New Testament, 4th edition, ad loc.
