Now a certain man was sick, named Elazar, of Beit-Anyah, the town of Miryam and her sister Marta.
The people therefore that was with him when he called Elazar out of his grave, and raised him from the dead, bare record.
Much people of the Jews therefore knew that he was there: and they came not for Y'shuw`a's sake only, but that they might see Elazar also, whom he had raised from the dead.
These things said he: and after that he saith unto them, Our friend Elazar sleepeth; but I go, that I may awake him out of sleep.
And he left them, and went out of the city into Beit-Anyah; and he lodged there.
And it came to pass in those days, that she was sick, and died: whom when they had washed, they laid her in an upper chamber.
Therefore his sisters sent unto him, saying, Lord, behold, he whom thou lovest is sick.
And when they came nigh to Yerushalayim, unto Beit-Pagei and Beit-Anyah, at the Mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his talmidim,
And it came to pass after these things, that one told Yosef, Behold, thy father is sick: and he took with him his two sons, Mnasheh and Efrayim.
Now Beit-Anyah was nigh unto Yerushalayim, about fifteen furlongs off:
And many of the Jews came to Marta and Miryam, to comfort them concerning their brother.