Thematic Bible: Of bethany


Thematic Bible



Then Mary took a pound of very expensive perfume of pure nard, and she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped His feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the perfume. Verse ConceptsSweet OdoursFeetAnointing, Social CustomAnointing With OilGuestsHairsPerfumeSmellsAdoration, Of ChristAdmirationAnointed By PeopleExpensiveOther References To HairPure ThingsWeights Of Other ThingsHair

She had a sister named Mary, who seated herself at the Lord’s feet and was continually listening to His teaching. Verse ConceptsFeetListeningSittingSitting At The FeetHearing ChristChrist TeachingIdentityIdentity In Christdistractions

When Mary came [to the place] where Jesus was and saw Him, she fell at His feet, saying to Him, “Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died.” Verse ConceptsGesturesFeetThe Presence Of ChristNot DyingBowing Before MessiahDeath Prevented

Now a certain man named Lazarus was sick. He was from Bethany, the village where Mary and her sister Martha lived. Verse ConceptsdiseasesSick Individualsoverworkinglazarus

So when Martha heard that Jesus was coming, she went to meet Him, while Mary remained sitting in the house. Verse ConceptsVisitingMeeting PeopleSitting In Dejection