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Lazarus
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Definition:the subject of a prominent miracle of Jesus in the Gospel of John, in which Jesus restores him to life four days after his death. The Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholic traditions offer varying accounts of the later events of his life. [...]text from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike
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The resurrection of Lazarus may be explained by assuming him to have been in a state of coma, or trance; for Christ once declared, "This sickness is not unto death," but "he sleepeth" (John xi).
Kersey and Lydia Graves. The Bible of Bibles (1879)
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The chapter was the eleventh of John,—the touching account of the raising of Lazarus, St. Clare read it aloud, often pausing to wrestle down feelings which were roused by the pathos of the story.
Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom’s Cabin (1852)
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“Dark magic,” he said softly. “A universe of marvels where water flows uphill and trolls live in the deepest woods and dragons live under the mountains. Bright wonders, white power. ‘Lazarus, come forth.’ Water into wine. And … and just maybe … the casting out of devils.”Stephen King. The Stand (1990)
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Now, that Lazarus should lie stranded there on the curbstone before the door of Dives, this is more wonderful than that an iceberg should be moored to one of the Moluccas.
Herman Melville. Moby Dick (1851)
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