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Others in the Gospels · Women in the Gospels and Acts

Mary of Bethany

Sister of Martha and Lazarus

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Events
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Places
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Journeys

Editorial summary

Anointed Jesus’ feet with costly ointment at Bethany and wiped them with her hair.

Scripture

Journeys

3

Where their story unfolds

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From: Bethany ()

Where they appear

2

  1. Lazarus raised

    Lazarus of Bethany had been in the tomb four days when Jesus arrived. Jesus had the stone taken away and called him out, and the dead man came out still bound in burial wrappings.

  2. Anointed at Bethany

    Six days before the Passover, at a supper in Bethany, Mary poured costly ointment on Jesus’ feet and wiped them with her hair. Mark describes an anointing at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper.

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