John places the raising of Lazarus shortly before the last Passover.
Now. Bethany is on the eastern slope of the Mount of Olives, now al-Eizariya. The tomb shown to pilgrims is the place the Church has visited. John wrote the conversation with Martha — I am the resurrection and the life — before he wrote the miracle.Then. Lazarus of Bethany is ill, dies, and has been in the tomb four days. Jesus weeps. He cries, Lazarus, come forth. The dead man comes out, bound. Many believe. Others go to the Pharisees, and the council begins to plan His death.
