Mark 14:3-9

Bethany : a small town on the east slope of the Mount of Olives,a town located east of the Jordan river
(31° 46´, 35° 15´); (31° 50´, 35° 33´)

John 11:2-16

Didymus : the man who was one of the twelve disciples and became Thomas the apostle

Jews : the people descended from Israel
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Judea : a region that roughly corresponded to the earlier kingdom of Judah
(31° 46´, 35° 14´); (31° 46´, 35° 14´)

Lazarus : the beggar man in the parable of the rich man,the brother of Mary and Martha from Bethany whom Jesus raised from the dead

Martha : sister of Mary and of Lazarus of Bethany

Mary : mother of Jesus and wife of Joseph,a woman from Magdala in Galilee,the mother of James and Joses,the wife of Cleophas,the sister of Lazarus and Martha in Bethany,the mother of John Mark who was a nephew of Barnabas,a Christian woman in Rome who helped Paul

Rabbi : a title given to teachers and others of an exalted position

Thomas : a man who was one of the twelve apostles also called on three occasions,

Twin : the man who was one of the twelve disciples and became Thomas the apostle