Luke 10:38. As they journeyed. During the great journey from Galilee to Jerusalem, spoken of in this part of the Gospel.

A certain village. Luke does not say Bethany. The name is Tar more familiar to us than it would have been to Theophilus.

Martha. The name means ‘lady,' answering to the Greek word used in 2 John 1:5.

Into her house. She was probably the elder sister, and hence the hostess. There is no proof that she was a widow, or the wife of Simon the leper (see Matthew 26:6). In this first mention of her, as receiving our Lord, doubtless with great joy, we have an intimation of her character.

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Old Testament