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/laz"euhr euhs/, n.1. the diseased beggar in the parable of the rich man and the beggar. Luke 16:19-31.2. a brother of Mary and Martha whom Jesus raised from the dead. John 11:1-44; 12:1-18.3. Emma, 1849-87, U.S. poet.[ < LL < Gk Lázaros < Heb El'azar Eleazar (one God has helped)]
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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.* * *
▪ New Testament figure(“God Has Helped”), either of two figures mentioned in the New Testament.The story of Lazarus is known from the Gospel narrative of John (11:18, 30, 32, 38). Lazarus of Bethany was the brother of Martha and Mary and lived at Bethany, near Jerusalem. When Lazarus died, he was raised by Jesus (Jesus Christ) from the dead after he had been entombed for four days. This miraculous raising of Lazarus from the dead inspired many Jews to believe in Jesus as the Christ.Lazarus is also the name given by Luke (ch. 16) to the beggar in the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. It is the only proper name attached to a character in the parables of Jesus.* * *
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