BETHANY
From a picture taken by Mrs. Frank L. Goodspeed, and used by her kind permission.
This is a picture of the village of Bethany, not far from Jerusalem. It was here in the home of Mary and Martha that Jesus liked so much to stay.
THE PEOPLE LOVED JESUS
The people loved Jesus.
They crowded about him to hear him talk.
Sometimes Jesus and his friends did not have time to eat.
Sometimes the people came after sunset.
Sometimes they came early in the morning.
Sometimes so many people came that the house would not hold them.
Then they had to go out of doors.
Jesus loved to talk with the people out of doors.
He loved to look up and see the blue sky and the green hills.
He told the people many stories while out of doors.
Jesus never turned the people away without trying to help them.
| "Many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them." |
| --Mark 2:2. |
| "And he went forth again by the seaside, and many came unto him, and he taught them." |
| --Mark 2:13. |
| "And all the city was gathered together at the door where Jesus was." |
| --Mark 1:33. |