Atlas Biblica

    person

    Martha

    Μάρθα

    Martha, the sister of Mary and Lazarus, hosted Jesus in her home.

    verses
    12
    first named
    Luke 10:38
    last named
    John 12:2
    period
    the New Testament
    role
    Woman

    Description

    Who was Martha?

    In the words of STEPBible TIPNR:

    Martha was a woman from Bethany who, along with her siblings Mary and Lazarus, was a close friend of Jesus. When Jesus visited their home, Martha welcomed Him and busied herself with serving, while her sister Mary sat at Jesus' feet, listening to His teachings. Martha complained to Jesus that Mary was not helping her, but Jesus gently reminded her that Mary had chosen the better part by focusing on His words (Luk.10.38-42). Later, when Lazarus fell ill and died, Martha went out to meet Jesus and expressed her faith in Him, saying that if He had been there, her brother would not have died. Jesus reassured her that Lazarus would rise again and proclaimed Himself as the resurrection and the life (Jhn.11.1-44). After Lazarus was raised from the dead, Martha served a meal for Jesus and His disciples, demonstrating her love and gratitude (Jhn.12.2).

    Relations

    Direct connections

    Every entity the graph places in a stated relation with this one, grouped by the kind of link. Each relation is authored once and its inverse derived, so both ends always agree. Rows marked “registry” come from the identity spine rather than from a verse, and a row marked “which bearer is the source’s decision” is one where the name could have meant more than one person. The last group is not a relation at all — it counts the events two entities stand in together.

    How the graph connects Martha7 of 7 entities the graph connects to Martha, in 3 groups: kinship 3, company 1, events 3. Kinship, company and ground are stated relations; events counts the acts two entities stand in together and is not a relation. Each mark is sized by how many verses name that entity and labelled with the link and the count, so the grouping and the size are both readable without colour. Distance from the centre carries nothing.LazarusSibling of · 1 event · 11 versesMarySibling of · 3 events · 11 versesfather of LazarusChild of · 1 verseKinshipJudah’s consoling of Martha and MaryTook part in · 2 versesCompanyJesus4 events · 1,160 versesJudah1 event · 1,023 versesBethany1 event · 12 versesEventsMartha

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    Where this happens

    The places the claims about this person reach, drawn where the gazetteer locates them. A point is where a row puts them and never where tradition does; no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.

    Where the story of Martha happensThe one place the claims about Martha reach, on a map of the world the text moves through, framed to them: Bethany. Each dot is a coordinate from the gazetteer, sized by how many rows put Martha there. The coastline is a modern one, simplified; no border, road or settlement of any period is drawn, and no line joins two points, because the rows state where and not in what order.Bethany
    the New TestamentThe one place the claims about Martha reach

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    Where to read it

    Every verse of the text carried here that names this entity — 12, across 2 books. The name is written 13 times in them.

    1. Luke3 verses

      10:3810:4010:41

    2. John9 verses

      11:111:511:1911:2011:2111:2411:3011:3912:2

    Onward

    Where this page goes

    Not the direct relations above — these are one hop further out, ranked so that a rare shared connection outweighs a common one. Descriptions by STEPBible TIPNR.

    via Judah’s consoling of Martha and MaryJudahIsraelite tribe, kingdom, and provincevia MaryHomeHome is a place attested across 2 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via MaryMary’s goingMary’s going is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.via LazarusBethanyVillage near Jerusalem, home of Mary, Martha, and Lazarus.via LazarusDeath of LazarusDeath of Lazarus is an event attested across 4 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via LazarusJesus Going To Wake LazarusJesus Going To Wake Lazarus is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 4 pageable entities.via LazarusJesus’ raising of LazarusJesus’ raising of Lazarus is an event attested across 3 verses, connecting 2 pageable entities.via LazarusLarge Crowd Of Jews’ comingLarge Crowd Of Jews’ coming is an event attested across 2 verses, connecting 3 pageable entities.

    Where they appear

    Chapter by chapter

    Atlas's reading of each chapter this person appears in, in canonical order. One line per chapter, and each leads to the whole of it.

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