 In 2014, a new mosque, the second largest in the wider-Jerusalem area, was opened, having been funded by the charitable foundation of named Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates.Capper and others have concluded that ancient Bethany was the site of an almshouse for the poor and a place of care for the sick.There is a hint of association between Bethany and care for the unwell in the Gospels