John 11:17

Having arrived, therefore, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach discovered El'azar had already been in the kever (tomb) arba'ah yamim (four days).

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.

In Context

16Therefore, T'oma — his name means Twin — said to his fellow talmidim, Let us go also, that we may die + 11:16 al kiddush HaShem with him.

18Now Beit-Anyah (Bethany) was near Yerushalayim, about fifteen stadia away.

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Cross References

John 2:19In reply, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, Bring churban to this heikhal and in shloshah yamim + 2:19 Jon 2:1; Hos 6:2 I will raise it.

Acts 2:27Because you will not abandon the nefesh (soul) of me to destruction nor will you give your Chasid + 2:27 T.N. i.e., Moshiach the ultimate Chasid to see corruption.

Matthew Henry on John 11:2-17

The Death of Lazarus. 1 Now a certain man was sick, named Lazarus, of Bethany, the town of Mary and her sister Martha. 2 (It was that Mary which anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother Lazarus was sick.) 3 Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick. 4 When Jesus heard that, he said, This sickness is not unto death, but for the glory of God, that the Son of God might be glorified thereby. 5 Now Jesus loved Martha, and her sister,… Read the whole commentary →

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