The name Lazarus is the Greek translation of the Hebrew name, Eliezer, and…what a coincidence! There just so happened to be an Eliezer who was the faithful financial manager and servant of Abraham’s household in the OT (Gen. 15:2). Wow, what are the chances that Jesus would bring up both Abraham and an Eliezer in the same parable—unless He was speaking about thee Abraham and thee Eliezer, prominent figures of the OT, in order to speak to the Jews from out of the well-known traditions of their own history.
