Their names were Mary and Martha.

The brother and the sisters lived in a little town called Bethany.

Jesus loved these people very much.

Why was Jesus so poor?

"Though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor,
that ye through his poverty might become rich."--_2 Corinthians 8:90_

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[Illustration]
BETHANY

From a picture taken by Mrs. Frank L. Goodspeed,
and used by her kind permission.

This is a picture of the village of Bethany, not far from Jerusalem.
It was here in the home of Mary and Martha that Jesus liked so much
to stay.
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THE PEOPLE LOVED JESUS

The people loved Jesus.

They crowded about him to hear him talk.

Sometimes Jesus and his friends did not have time to eat.

Sometimes the people came after sunset.

Sometimes they came early in the morning.

Sometimes so many people came that the house would not hold them.

Then they had to go out of doors.

Jesus loved to talk with the people out of doors.

He loved to look up and see the blue sky and the green hills.

He told the people many stories while out of doors.

Jesus never turned the people away without trying to help them.

"Many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for
them."--_Mark 2:2_.

"And he went forth again by the seaside, and many came unto him, and
he taught them."--_Mark 2:13_.

"And all the city was gathered together at the door where Jesus
was."--_Mark 1:33_.

"And Jesus with his disciples withdrew to the sea . . . and a great
multitude, hearing what great things he did, came unto him."
--_Mark 3:7, 8_.

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THE SEA OF GALILEE

Do you know what a lake is?

Did you ever see a lake?

There was a lake in the country where Jesus lived.

It was a pretty lake.

There were hills and mountains all about it.

There were towns and villages on its shores.

Jesus sometimes stayed in these villages.

The lake had a long name.

It was called Gennesaret.

It also had other names.

Sometimes it was called the Sea of Tiberias.

Sometimes it was called the Sea of Galilee.

There were many boats on the Lake of Gennesaret.

How swiftly they sailed along!

How the little waves danced on the waters!

How pretty the hills were on either side!

Some of the boats belonged to the friends of Jesus.

Sometimes these friends took Jesus in their boats.

One day he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret.

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