And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores, There was a certain beggar named Lazarus - His name is mentioned, because his character was good, and his end glorious; and because it is the purpose of God that the righteous shall be had in everlasting remembrance. Lazarus, לעזר is a contraction of the word אלעזר Eliezar, which signifies the help or assistance of God - a name properly given to a man who was both poor and afflicted, and had no help but that which came from heaven.
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Luke 16:20
20 And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, which was laid at his gate, full of sores,