Lazarus (redirected from Lazarus of Bethany)

Lazarus (lăz`ərəs) [Gr.,=Heb., Eleazar], in the New Testament.

1 Brother of Mary and Martha of Bethany who, after four days in the tomb, was brought back to life by Jesus.

2 Beggar in the parable who lay suffering and neglected at the rich man's gate. After death the rich man, parching in hell, pleads in vain that Lazarus, now happy in heaven, be permitted to give him a cooling drink.

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Lazarus

In the New Testament, two apparently different people. In the Gospel According to Luke, he was the poor man in the parable of Dives and Lazarus, and in the Middle Ages he was honoured as the patron of lepers. In the Gospel According to John, Lazarus was the man whom Jesus raised from the dead. When Jesus visited Bethany, near Jerusalem, Lazarus's sister Mary lamented that if only Jesus had been there four days earlier, surely he could have prevented her brother from dying. Jesus went to the cave where Lazarus was entombed and commanded him to “come forth,” and he did. The miracle, in the Gospel account, inspired some Jews to accept Jesus as the Messiah, and others reported it to Jewish leaders.

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Lazarus New Testament

1. the brother of Mary and Martha, whom Jesus restored to life (John 11--12)

2. the beggar who lay at the gate of the rich man Dives in Jesus' parable (Luke 16:19--31)

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Lazarus

leper brought back to life by Christ. [N.T.: John 11:1–44]

See : Disease

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Lazarus

the beggar full of sores. [N.T.: Luke 16:19–31]

See : Hunger

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Lazarus

satisfied with table scraps; dogs licked sores. [N.T.: Luke 16:19–22]

See : Poverty