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Bethany. location in john's gospel for the ultimate miracle of jesus' mission. one that puts his friend lazarus at the heart of the passion narrative.>> j lazarus' tomb. at a time very close to passover. so there are plenty of people around. will he do something dramatic? is something exciting going to happen? is lazarus going to be raised from the dead? >> what we're dealing with here in john 11 is that he realizes if he raises somebody from the dead right in the shadow of jerusalem, and a stone's throw from the temple in jerusalem, this of course will set in

On the outskirts of jerusalem, derived from greek, the place of lazarus. and it's believed to be the site where jesus raised his friend from the dd. >> the tradition tieing laza to this spot is strong. and it's not only a christian tradition, the muslim faith also venerates lazarus as having been here on this place. >> there is a record of worship here since the fourth century. today, the tomb believed to be that of lazarus is 33 feet underground. >> this chamber is actually built in a much later date after jesus, but it's built over this small place here, which is actually carved out of the b...

>> go. >> jesus will head to jerusalem, he will face his trial and crucifixion. >> the raising of lazarus grew crowds to jesus and one might imagine that lazarus might have feared for his own life. >> so now lazarus is a refugee. with all the challenges at building a new life has. >> then lazarus disappears from the bible. is it possible he came here to

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Bethany, the week before passover, at the house of jesus' beloved friends, lazarus, martha, and mary. >> it was at their home that jesus prepared himself for this final trip into jerusalem. because these were individuals and relationships that he could trust. >> specially with all of the talk of plots against his life. >> after lazarus was resurrected, he was a hunted man by the priest, they wanted to kill him to destroy the evidence of jesus' power.