Who Is Lazarus Bible. Then said jesus unto them plainly, lazarus is dead. (this mary, whose brother lazarus now lay sick, was the same one who poured perfume on the lord and wiped his feet with her hair.) so the sisters sent word to jesus, “lord, the one you love is sick.” when he heard this, jesus said, “this sickness will not.
Lazarus, hebrew eleazar, (“god has helped”), either of two figures mentioned in the new testament. A certain eleazer (whence lazarus) is introduced as a follower of jesus who lives in the town of bethany near jerusalem. Lazarus was a friend to jesus and a brother to mary and martha.