The sisters send word to Jesus that Lazarus, "he whom thou lovest," is ill. He is identified as the brother of the sisters Mary and Martha. A certain Eleazer (whence Lazarus) is introduced as a follower of Jesus who lives in the town of Bethany near Jerusalem. The biblical narrative of the raising of Lazarus is found in chapter 11 of the Gospel of John. 1517–1519, Sebastiano del Piombo ( National Gallery, London) The Raising of Lazarus, Oil on canvas, c. There are also numerous literary uses of the term.Ī distinct characater of the same name is also mentioned in the Gospel of Luke in the parable of the Rich man and Lazarus. The name Lazarus is frequently used in science and popular culture in reference to apparent restoration to life for example, the scientific term Lazarus taxon denotes organisms that reappear in the fossil record after a period of apparent extinction. For this reason, it is given a prominent place in the gospel." In the context of the seven signs in the Gospel of John, the raising of Lazarus at Bethany – today the Palestinian town of Al-Eizariya, which translates to "the place of Lazarus" – is the climactic narrative: exemplifying the power of Jesus "over the last and most irresistible enemy of humanity: death. The Eastern Orthodox and Catholic traditions offer varying accounts of the later events of his life. Eleazar, "God helped"), also venerated as Righteous Lazarus, the Four-Days Dead in the Eastern Orthodox Church, is the subject of a prominent sign of Jesus in the Gospel of John, in which Jesus restores him to life four days after his death. Saint Lazarus of Bethany (Latinised ultimately from the Aramaic: אלעזר, Elʿāzār, cf. In the scene of his resurrection, he is portrayed tightly bound in mummified clothes, which resemble swaddling bands. Sometimes vested as an apostle, sometimes as a bishop. Eastern Churches: Lazarus Saturday March 17 October 17.Christ's raising of Lazarus, Athens, 12–13th century
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