The account notes that Jesus loved Lazarus and his sisters and that when Lazarus died of illness, Jesus wept and was “greatly disturbed.” Although Lazarus had been entombed for four days by the time Jesus arrived at Bethany, he was raised by Jesus from the dead and emerged from the tomb wearing his burial cloths.
Who was the first to rise from the dead in the Bible?
Jesus arrived at the village of Nain during the burial ceremony of the son of a widow, and raised the young man from the dead. This was the first of three miracles of Jesus in the canonical gospels in which he raises the dead, the other two being the raising of Jairus’ daughter and of Lazarus.
Who did Elisha raise from the dead?
The raising of the son of the woman of Shunem is a miracle by Elisha narrated in the Hebrew Bible, 2 Kings 4. 2 Kings 4: 32 When Elisha came into the house, he saw the child lying dead on his bed.
