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Lazarus

Λάζαρος · Lazaros · G2976H“assistance of God” Hitchcock's 186911 mentions, all in John

Who he was

Lazarus was the brother of Mary and Martha, who lived in the village of Bethany (John 11:1). Jesus loved Lazarus and his sisters (John 11:5). When Lazarus fell ill, his sisters sent word to Jesus, but by the time Jesus arrived, Lazarus had been dead for four days (Jhn.11.6,17). Jesus went to the tomb and called for Lazarus to come out, and Lazarus emerged, still wrapped in burial cloths (John 11:43–44). This miraculous sign led many to believe in Jesus (John 11:45). Later, Jesus visited Lazarus' home, where Martha served a meal and Mary anointed Jesus' feet with perfume (John 12:1–3). The chief priests plotted to kill Lazarus because his resurrection caused many to believe in Jesus (John 12:9–11). Lazarus' story demonstrates Jesus' power over death and foreshadows His own resurrection.

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Family

Fatherfather of LazarusSiblingsMartha, Mary
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Every mention

11 references, counted from STEPBible, Tyndale House Cambridge · CC BY 4.0 · verse text: World English Bible (public domain)

John 11 mentions

John 11:1Now a certain man was sick, Lazarus from Bethany, of the village of Mary and her sister, Martha.John 11:2It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.John 11:5Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.John 11:11He said these things, and after that, he said to them, “Our friend Lazarus has fallen asleep, but I am going so that I may awake him out of sleep.”John 11:14So Jesus said to them plainly then, “Lazarus is dead.John 11:43When he had said this, he cried with a loud voice, “Lazarus, come out!”John 12:1Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, who had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.John 12:2So they made him a supper there. Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with him.John 12:9A large crowd therefore of the Jews learned that he was there; and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might see Lazarus also, whom he had raised from the dead.John 12:10But the chief priests conspired to put Lazarus to death also,John 12:17The multitude therefore that was with him when he called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead was testifying about it.

What the dictionary says

An abbreviation of Eleazar, whom God helps.

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897)
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