Mary of Bethany
the one at Jesus’ feet
Who was Mary of Bethany?
- The sister of Martha and Lazarus. John 11:1-2
- She sat at the feet of Jesus and listened to him. Luke 10:39
- She anointed the feet of Jesus with very costly perfume. John 12:3
The name
“Mary” is Miriam, the Hebrew name of the sister of Moses. Its meaning is not known for certain. Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), “The Name of Mary” (H. Pope)
What the Bible says
John 11:1-2
1Now there was a certain man sick, named Lazarus, of Bethania, of the town of Mary and Martha her sister. 2(And Mary was she that anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair: whose brother Lazarus was sick.)
Luke 10:39
And she had a sister called Mary, who sitting also at the Lord’s feet, heard his word.
John 12:3
Mary therefore took a pound of ointment of right spikenard, of great price, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the odour of the ointment.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
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