brother for burial. it must have been a desolate moment. they knew he was dead. they knew that there was no life left in him. it was the custom that you bind someone s face knowing that there is no longer any breath or possibility, and so it was the end for their brother. he s been dead for over three days, and that s a very significant point indeed because many early jews, who did believe in an afterlife, believed that once somebody has been dead for
brother for burial. it must have been a desolate moment. they knew he was dead. they knew that there was no life left in him. it was the custom that you bind someone s face, knowing that there is no longer any breath or possibility. and so, it was the end for their brother. he s been dead for over three days. and that s a very significant point indeed, because many early jews who did believe in an afterlife, believed that once somebody has been dead for three
martha and mary prepare their brother for burial. it must have been a desolate moment. they knew he was dead. they knew that there was no life left in him. it was the custom that you bind someone s face, knowing that there is no longer any breath or possibility. and so, it was the end for their brother. he s been dead for over three days. and that s a very significant point indeed, because many early jews who did believe in an afterlife, believed that once
from the dead. the tradition tieing lazarus to this spot is strong. and it s not only a christian tradition, the muslim faith also venerates lazarus as having been here on this place. there is a record of worship here since the fourth century. today, the tomb believed to be that of lazarus is 33 feet underground. this chamber is actually built in later date after but it s b this small place here which is actually carved out of the bedrock. this is understood by tradition to be the tomb of lazarus. in keeping with tradition, martha and mary prepare their brother for burial. it must have been a desolate