Question 277: Was The Story Of The Rich Man And Lazarus A Parable Or An Actual Fact?
Answer:
It was most likely a parable - an illustration of the kind made familiar in the teachings of Moshiach. But if so, it is the only parable in which a proper name is employed and Lazarus was probably chosen because it was a common name. By some both men in the parable have been considered as real personages and one tradition even gives the name of the rich man as Dobruk, while another gives it as Nimeusis. Neither tradition is deserving of credit and the best commentators agree that the two characters were described by the Saviour simply to illustrate two types of men.
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Apparently Herod's son was called Lazarus and they were 7 brothers. The articles was saying something along the lines that Yeshua was referring to a very well known figure who died recently, so the parable was well understood by many as he and his family were hated.
It's an interesting rabbit hole I would like to follow one day when I have time... ?
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