Tomb of Lazarus

The Tomb of Lazarus at al-Eizariya
The reputed tomb of Lazarus in al-Eizariya
Religion
Affiliation	Christian, Islamic
Region	Middle East
Location
Location	al-Eizariya, West Bank, Palestine

The Tomb of Lazarus is a traditional spot of pilgrimage located in the West Bank town of al-Eizariya, in Palestine, the biblical village of Bethany, on the southeast slope of the Mount of Olives, some 2.4 km (1.5 miles) east of Jerusalem. The tomb is the purported site of a miracle recorded in the Gospel of John in which Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead.^[1]