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People of the Bible

Lazarus

Family

Brothers and sisters
Martha, Mary (sister of Lazarus)

In the story

  • Lazarus Raised from the Dead · 30 AD
  • Mary Anoints Jesus · 30 AD

Easton’s Bible Dictionary

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.

From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.

Named in 11 verses

John
11:1, 11:2, 11:5, 11:11, 11:14, 11:43, 12:1, 12:2, 12:9, 12:10, 12:17

The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.