 A second small mosque, dedicated to a Sheik Ahmed, was located to the south of the village.Around 1890, Khalil Aburish, whose ancestors had officially been designated "guardians of the holy resting place of Lazarus", began promoting al-Eizariya as a tourist or pilgrimage destination.In 1896 the population of "El-'azarije" was estimated to be about 315 persons.