 This view was already supported by the 19th-century Smith's Bible Dictionary and the 1915 International Standard Bible Encyclopedia and is still favoured by some.The 6th-century Madaba Map shows the location of Ænon right across the Jordan from Bethabara, near Jericho.Bethabara is in some, but not all, versions of the Gospel of John the place where John was baptising during his encounter with Jesus.