At the same time, however, the chief priests planned to put Lazarus to death also, because on account of him many of the people of Judea were believing in Yeshua’s messianic claims. Fame and acclaim from the resurrection of Lazarus triggered the spontaneous, royal welcome the Master received when He entered Jerusalem for Passover. The same chapter also explains that many people came to Bethany to meet the man raised from the dead, and, as a result, more and more people believed in Yeshua. Lazarus appears again in John 12, reclining at a Sabbath meal with the Master. Yeshua left Bethany and withdrew again from public sight until the time for the Passover pilgrimage drew near. One of them must have sent Him a warning about the conspiracy against His life. When news about the miracle began to circulate in Jerusalem, the wicked high priest Caiaphas plotted the Master’s death. The high profile resurrection of Lazarus set events in motion that ultimately culminated with the death of the Messiah. The name Lazarus (Λάζαρος) was a common name, a Greek form of the Hebrew Lazar (לעזר), which is itself a short form of the name Eleazar (אלעזר), meaning “God of help.” Lazar lived in Bethany, a suburb of Jerusalem, with his two sisters, Mary and Martha. Our holy Master Yeshua of Nazareth raised Lazarus from the dead.
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