Martha

4 definitions found

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Martha
     bitterness, the sister of Lazarus and Mary, and probably the
     eldest of the family, who all resided at Bethany (Luke 10:38,
     40, 41; John 11:1-39). From the residence being called "her
     house," some have supposed that she was a widow, and that her
     brother and sister lodged with her. She seems to have been of an


     anxious, bustling spirit, anxious to be helpful in providing the
     best things for the Master's use, in contrast to the quiet
     earnestness of Mary, who was more concerned to avail herself of
     the opportunity of sitting at his feet and learning of him.
     Afterwards at a supper given to Christ and his disciples in her
     house "Martha served." Nothing further is known of her.
     
       "Mary and Martha are representatives of two orders of human
     character. One was absorbed, preoccupied, abstracted; the other
     was concentrated and single-hearted. Her own world was the all
     of Martha; Christ was the first thought with Mary. To Martha
     life was 'a succession of particular businesses;' to Mary life
     'was rather the flow of one spirit.' Martha was Petrine, Mary
     was Johannine. The one was a well-meaning, bustling busybody;
     the other was a reverent disciple, a wistful listener." Paul had
     such a picture as that of Martha in his mind when he spoke of
     serving the Lord "without distraction" (1 Cor. 7:35).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Martha, who becomes bitter; provoking
  

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Martha, KY
    Zip code(s): 41159
  Martha, OK (town, FIPS 46700)
    Location: 34.72650 N, 99.38603 W
    Population (1990): 217 (90 housing units)
    Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Martha, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
     Population (2000):    205
     Housing Units (2000): 98
     Land area (2000):     0.251121 sq. miles (0.650400 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.251121 sq. miles (0.650400 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            46700
     Located within:       Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
     Location:             34.725571 N, 99.386397 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Martha, OK
      Martha