Raising Lazarus
Instructions
Learn more about the geography of where Jesus lived.
Finding Persia on the Map
Here is a map of the world. Find where you live on the map.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_large_blank_world_map_with_oceans_marked_in_blue.PNG
Now take a look at the area of the world where this story takes place.
Steerpike and Andrei nacu, CC BY-SA 3.0 NL <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/nl/deed.en>, via Wikimedia Commons
Look back at the big map. Can you see what part of the world we are zoomed in on? This is where the empire of Rome existed back in the time of Jesus.
Jesus lived in the province called "JUDEA." Can you find that province on the map?
Wikipedia User:Andrew c, CC BY 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Next, let's Zoom in on the province of Judaea. Jesus grew up in Galilee. Can you find that on the map?
Mary, Martha and Lazarus lived in a town called Bethany, which was very close to Jerusalem. Can you find Jerusalem on the map?