“According to an ancient tradition, it is said that Lazarus was thirty years old when the Lord raised him then he lived another thirty years on Cyprus and there reposed in the Lord. ![]() Lazarus came out of the grave as he had been buried: clothed in shroud and with his face covered in veil. In this, He shed tears for all fallen humanity, not only for Lazarus.īefore entering the tomb, He prayed to the Father than He called Lazarus out. In the Triodiom, it is said: “As a mortal man you had asked oh Lord, but as God, You rose from the death.”Īccording to the Holy Gospels, Christ would cry in front of Lazarus tomb. But Jesus replied: “I am the resurrection and the life!“, meaning He is the One who brought us all from nothingness into existence and the One who has power to overcome death.Īt His question “Where did you buried him?” they answered: “Lord, come and see”. Upon entering the village He is greeted by Martha with these words: “Lord, if you were here earlier, my brother had not died”. He got to Bethany along with His disciples, only on the fourth day of Lazarus’s death. Jesus did not go to see Lazarus until two days after hearing the news. ![]() The Gospels do not mention Lazarus illness, however this was undoubtedly a disease with no cure leading to death. Here, He got the news that Lazarus was seriously ill and Jesus was expected to heal him. In the days that preceded our Lord’ Passion, Jesus was traveling in the far desert to a place named Perea. Bethany is known to the Arab world as “al-Azariyya” and it is an old city situated in the Holy Land south-east of Mount Olives. From the Holy Gospels we learn that Lazarus was the brother of Martha and Mary and lived in Bethany. ![]() The rising of Lazarus from the death is celebrated in the Orthodox Church the day before Palm Sunday.
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