D. A. Carson, in his commentary on the Gospel of John, says that the Bethany across the Jordan of , is actually Batanaea, transliterated across Aramaic to Greek. Thus it is distinct from the other, more prominent Bethany in the gospels. This contradicts the general consensus, which is that Bethany across the Jordan is situated on the Jordan River near Jericho, on either the east or west bank of the river.