There was a certain rich man, who was clothed in purple and fine linen, and feasted sumptuously every day:
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Jerome
AD 420
“There was a certain poor man, named Lazarus.” The meaning of Lazarus’s name is … one who has been helped. He is not a helper but one who has been helped. He was a poor man, and in his poverty, the Lord came to his assistance. .
