Lazarus

Brother of Martha and Mary whom Jesus raises from the dead at Bethany

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INTERPRETIVE PORTRAIT · NO RECOVERED LIKENESS

THEIR WORK WITHIN THE STORY

Seated at table after being restored to life

Interpretive reconstruction. Scripture supplies the role and setting; no recovered likeness exists, and clothing, face, posture, and moment remain artistic decisions.

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FIRST APPEARANCE

John 11:1

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PRIMARY PASSAGES

John 11-12

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PLACES

Bethany

RELATIONSHIPS

Martha Mary of Bethany Jesus

WORK WORLD · INTERPRETIVE ILLUSTRATION

BUILD THE WORLD AROUND THE NAME

Fishing, boats, nets, weather, and household economy

A person profile becomes shallow when work, tools, food, weather, household, economy, power, and community disappear. This companion scene restores that material world without pretending it photographs Lazarus.

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