John 11:1
Ver. 1. Now a certain man was sick,.... Very likely of a fever; Nonnus calls it a morbid fire, a hot and burning disease:
[named] Lazarus of Bethany; for his name, which the Ethiopic version reads "Eleazar", and the Persic version "Gazarus", See Gill on "Lu 16:24"; and for the place Bethany, See Gill on "Mt 21:1", See Gill on "Mt 21:17".
The town of Mary and her sister Martha; where they were both born, as well as Lazarus, or at least where they dwelt; of the former, some account is, given in the next verse, and of the latter, See Gill on "Lu 10:38".