Daughter of Jairus
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The narrative of the daughter of Jairus is a combination of miracles attributed to Jesus in the synoptic gospels (Mark 5:21-43, Matthew 9:18-26, Luke 8:40-56).
The story immediately follows the exorcism at Gerasenes. Jairus, a patron of the synagogue, asks Jesus to heal his dying daughter. As they travel to Jairus's house, a sick woman in the crowd touches Jesus' cloak and is healed of her sickness. Meanwhile the daughter dies, but Jesus continues to the house and brings her back to life, or in his own words, awakens her. In Mark's account, the Aramaic phrase "Talitha Koum" (transliterated into Greek as ταλιθα κουμ and meaning, "Little girl, I say to you, get up!") is attributed to Jesus.
The combined stories have been used as an example of intercalation, with one incident inserted within another, and of contrast comparing the older woman and the girl. [1]
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