There is no known Biblical record of when or where Lazarus died a second time after being resurrected from the grave. The story of his first death, why Jesus seemed unconcerned and uncaring when told he would die, and the miracle of resurrecting him in the face of many who hated him, is a fascinating story of itself (see John 11:1 - 4, 6, 17, 20 - 21, 23 - 27, 32 - 34, 39 - 47). Lazarus was the brother of Mary and Martha. Given that the bulk of his pastoral work was in Asia Minor, not Palestine, it seems plausible that he took Mary with him as he labored spreading the gospel and that she spent the last years of her life in Ephesus. It is widely held (even among the Catholics) that John, after writing the book of Revelation and his release from being banished to the island of Patmos, lived out the remainder of his days in Ephesus and died in the city. What is known is that John spent a great deal of his time at Ephesus in Asia Minor. How long he and Mary stayed in Jerusalem after this date, however, is unknown. when the Jerusalem conference took place. The Bible records that John was still in Jerusalem, with the rest of the apostles, in 49 A.D.
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