Jn. 11:55 And the Passover of the Jews was near, and many went from the country up to Jerusalem before the Passover, to purify themselves.
Sources: Exodus 23:14-17; 34:23; Deut. 16:16
This is the fourth Passover mentioned in he ministry of Yeshua. So by the fourth Passover mentioned, and the fact that His ministry began sometime before the mention of the first Passover, from that we can surmise that His ministry lasted approximately three and one half years.
Jn. 11:56 Then they sought Yeshua and spoke among themselves as they stood in the temple, “What do you think - that He will not come to the feast?”
Jn. 11:57 Now both the chief priests and the Pharisees had given a command, that if anyone knew where He was, he should report it, that they might seize Him.
Jn. 12:1 Then, six days before the Passover, Yeshua came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead.
Jn. 12:9 Then a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Yeshua’s sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead.
On another occasion, a week before the crucifixion, Mary anointed Yeshua’s feet in the home of Simon the Leper in Bethany (Mt. 26:6-13; Mk. 14:3-9; Jn. 12:2-11). When it became known that Yeshua was in Bethany, a great multitude came to the village, not only to see Yeshua who raised Lazarus, but also to see Lazarus himself who was, no doubt, the object of much speculation and wonder! This flow of people to Bethany, and the increasing numbers of them who, as a result of this Messianic Miracle, believed in Yeshua, incensed the religious leaders in Jerusalem. So violent was their reaction that they “took counsel that they might put Lazarus to death also” (John 12:9-11). It was the proximity of Bethany to Jerusalem that accentuated this climaxing confrontation between the Sanhedrin and Yeshua.
Jn. 12:10 But the chief priests took counsel that they might also put Lazarus to death.
Jn. 12:11 Because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Yeshua.
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