14 Bible Verses about Preparation For Burial

Jesus therefore said, Suffer her to have kept this for the day of my preparation for burial;

For in pouring out this ointment on my body, she has done it for my burying.

And forty days were fulfilled for him; for so are fulfilled the days of those who are embalmed. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.

And Joseph commanded his servants the physicians to embalm his father. And the physicians embalmed Israel.

And Joseph died, a hundred and ten years old; and they embalmed him; and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

They took therefore the body of Jesus and bound it up in linen with the spices, as it is the custom with the Jews to prepare for burial.

and stooping down he sees the linen cloths lying; he did not however go in. Simon Peter therefore comes, following him, and entered into the tomb, and sees the linen cloths lying, and the handkerchief which was upon his head, not lying with the linen cloths, but folded up in a distinct place by itself.

What she could she has done. She has beforehand anointed my body for the burial.

I will go down with thee to Egypt, and I will also certainly bring thee up; and Joseph shall put his hand on thine eyes.

My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are mine.

And David said to Joab, and to all the people that were with him, Rend your garments, and gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And king David followed the bier.

and coming up he touched the bier, and the bearers stopped. And he said, Youth, I say to thee, Wake up.

And a man's uncle, and he that should burn him, shall take him up to bring out the bones from the house, and shall say unto him that is in the inner parts of the house, Is there yet any with thee? and he shall say, None. And he will say, Silence! for we may not make mention of Jehovah's name.

For Topheth is prepared of old; for the king also it is prepared: he hath made it deep and large; its pile is fire and much wood; the breath of Jehovah, like a stream of brimstone, doth kindle it.