John 11:2

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It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother, Lazarus, was sick.

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The Holy Land in the Time of JesusThe Holy Land in the time of Jesus, showing Galilee, Samaria, Judea and the territories under Herod's rule.

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Bethany was a village east of Jerusalem in Judea, where Mary, Martha, and Lazarus lived; its closeness to Jerusalem makes Lazarus’s raising especially significant for Jesus’ public ministry. Ephraim, near the wilderness

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John 11:2 mentions Bethany, Ephraim, Jerusalem and Judea.

Photo of Bethany — Bethany · Naheel Abu Ghaith نهيل أبو غيث

Photo of Jerusalem — Jerusalem · Godot13