from
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Martha
bitterness, the sister of Lazarus and Mary, and probably the
eldest of the family, who all resided at Bethany (Luke 10:38,
40, 41; John 11:1-39). From the residence being called "her
house," some have supposed that she was a widow, and that her
brother and sister lodged with her. She seems to have been of an
anxious, bustling spirit, anxious to be helpful in providing the
best things for the Master's use, in contrast to the quiet
earnestness of Mary, who was more concerned to avail herself of
the opportunity of sitting at his feet and learning of him.
Afterwards at a supper given to Christ and his disciples in her
house "Martha served." Nothing further is known of her.
"Mary and Martha are representatives of two orders of human
character. One was absorbed, preoccupied, abstracted; the other
was concentrated and single-hearted. Her own world was the all
of Martha; Christ was the first thought with Mary. To Martha
life was 'a succession of particular businesses;' to Mary life
'was rather the flow of one spirit.' Martha was Petrine, Mary
was Johannine. The one was a well-meaning, bustling busybody;
the other was a reverent disciple, a wistful listener." Paul had
such a picture as that of Martha in his mind when he spoke of
serving the Lord "without distraction" (1 Cor. 7:35).
from
U.S. Gazetteer (1990)
Martha, KY
Zip code(s): 41159
Martha, OK (town, FIPS 46700)
Location: 34.72650 N, 99.38603 W
Population (1990): 217 (90 housing units)
Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
from
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Martha, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000): 205
Housing Units (2000): 98
Land area (2000): 0.251121 sq. miles (0.650400 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.251121 sq. miles (0.650400 sq. km)
FIPS code: 46700
Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location: 34.725571 N, 99.386397 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
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