PEOPLE OF THE BIBLE

Martha

Disciple in Bethany who serves, confesses faith, grieves, and receives Jesus' resurrection teaching

Interpretive illustration of Martha: Serving guests and confessing faith in Bethany
INTERPRETIVE PORTRAIT · NO RECOVERED LIKENESS

THEIR WORK WITHIN THE STORY

Serving guests and confessing faith in Bethany

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

Luke 10:38

The profile connects Scripture pathways to visual study and teaching tools. Relationship labels summarize the textual record and do not replace close reading.

PRIMARY PASSAGES

Luke 10:38-42

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John 11

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John 12:1-8

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WORK WORLD · INTERPRETIVE ILLUSTRATION

BUILD THE WORLD AROUND THE NAME

Household, table, lamp, listening, and shared memory

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 Martha.

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