John Gill's Exposition on John 11:1

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Now a certain man was sick, etc.] Very likely of a fever; Nonnus calls it a morbid fire, a hot and burning disease: [named] Lazarus of Bethany; for his name, which the Ethiopic version reads “Eleazar”, and the Persic version “Gazarus”, (see Gill on “<421624>Luke 16:24”); and for the place Bethany, (see Gill on “<402101>Matthew 21:1”), (see Gill on “<402117>Matthew 21:17”). The town of Mary and her sister Martha; where they were both born, as well as Lazarus, or at least where they dwelt; of the former, some account is, given in the next verse, and of the latter, (see Gill on “<421038>Luke 10:38”).

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