John 11:5
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Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister, and Lazarus.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageBethany was a village near Jerusalem in Judea, where Lazarus and his sisters lived; its nearness to the capital heightens the danger surrounding Jesus’ return there. Ephraim was a town farther north where Jesus later withdrew, while Jerusalem was the center of growing opposition to him.
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John 11:5 mentions Bethany, Ephraim, Jerusalem and Judea.
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