Expert: Dean Gade - 12/1/2005

Question
Is there any Biblical or historical reference of what happened to Lazarus after he was resurected from his tomb by Jesus?

Answer
Sorry about the lateness of this reply.  Evidently the answer that I wrote a few days ago did not go through to you.

Here are the few references in the Bible which speak of Lazarus after Jesus raised him:

John 12:1-2
12:1 Six days before the Passover, Jesus arrived at Bethany, where Lazarus lived, whom Jesus had raised from the dead. 2 Here a dinner was given in Jesus' honor. Martha served, while Lazarus was among those reclining at the table with him.
 
John 12:9-11
9 Meanwhile a large crowd of Jews found out that Jesus was there and came, not only because of him but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. 10 So the chief priests made plans to kill Lazarus as well, 11 for on account of him many of the Jews were going over to Jesus and putting their faith in him.

John 12:17-19
17 Now the crowd that was with him when he called Lazarus from the tomb and raised him from the dead continued to spread the word. 18 Many people, because they had heard that he had given this miraculous sign, went out to meet him. 19 So the Pharisees said to one another, "See, this is getting us nowhere. Look how the whole world has gone after him!"
(from New International Version)

Tradition says that he was 30 years old when he was raised and that he lived another 30 years afterwards.

The "beggar" named Lazarus mentioned in the Bible seems to be an entirely different Lazarus from the friend of Jesus.