Verse 17
Jesus’ withdrawal to Bethany each evening during the festival season was probably for practical reasons. Jerusalem was full of pilgrims, and Jesus had dear friends in Bethany, namely, Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. Jeremias estimated the normal population of Jerusalem at this time as about 30,00, but during Passover about 180,000. [Note: Jeremias, Jerusalem in . . ., pp. 77-84.]
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