Lazarus
The name Lazarus means “assistance of God.” Lazarus is mentioned in 11 verses of the Bible, first in John 11:1.
Family of Lazarus
Who was Lazarus?
The brother of Mary and Martha of Bethany. He was raised from the dead after he had lain four days in the tomb (John 11:1-44). This miracle so excited the wrath of the Jews that they sought to put both Jesus and Lazarus to death.
Biography adapted from Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897), public domain, linked via Theographic Bible Metadata.
Key verses about Lazarus
- John 11:1
Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha.
- John 11:2
(It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
- John 11:5
Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
- John 11:11
These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Lazarus sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
- John 12:1
Then Jesus six days before the passover came to Bethany, where Lazarus was which had been dead, whom he raised from the dead.
- John 12:2
There they made him a supper; and Martha served: but Lazarus was one of them that sat at the table with him.
Timeline of Lazarus's life
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 30 AD | Lazarus Raised form the Dead |
| 0 AD | Mary Anoints Jesus |