Who Cleaned Jesus
Martha Served, While Lazarus Was Among Those Reclining at the Table with Him. Then Mary Took About a Pint of Pure Nard, an Expensive Perfume; She Poured It on...
Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him. Then Mary took about a pint of pure nard, an expensive perfume; she poured it on Jesus’ feet and wiped his feet with her hair.
Is Mary Magdalene and Mary of Bethany the same?
In Orthodox Church tradition, Mary of Bethany is honored as a separate individual from Mary Magdalene. Though they are not specifically named as such in the gospels, the Orthodox Church counts Mary and Martha among the Myrrh-bearing Women.
What did Mary Magdalene wash?
According to Saint Luke’s account in the Bible, Mary Magdalen washed the feet of Christ with her tears at a banquet in the House of Simon, one of the Pharisees. Once a sinner, Magdalen is now shown kneeling in humility as she lifts her flowing hair to dry Christ’s feet.
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