Rich man and Lazarus

parable of Jesus (Luke 16:19–31) about the relationship, during life and after death, between an unnamed rich man and a poor beggar named Lazarus
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Rich man and Lazarus
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Rich man and Lazarus

Summary

Rich man and Lazarus is a parable of Jesus[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of parable_of_jesus entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (995 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rich man and Lazarus's instance of is recorded as parable of Jesus[3].
  • Rich man and Lazarus is part of Luke 16[4].
  • Rich man and Lazarus's Commons category is recorded as Lazarus and Dives[5].
  • Rich man and Lazarus's characters is recorded as Lazarus the Beggar[6].
  • Rich man and Lazarus's characters is recorded as Dives[7].
  • Rich man and Lazarus's feast day is recorded as June 28[8].
  • Rich man and Lazarus's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[9].
  • Rich man and Lazarus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • Rich man and Lazarus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[11].

Body

Publication

Rich man and Lazarus is part of Luke 16[4].

Why It Matters

Rich man and Lazarus ranks in the top 7% of parable_of_jesus entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (995 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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  2. 15d ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 p/parabola-del-rico-epulon-y-el-pobre-lazaro
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  3. 16d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Characters Lazarus the Beggar, Dives
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    Factgrid item id Q1743844
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    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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