11 Bible Verses about embalming
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He commanded his servants who were physicians to embalm his father. So they embalmed Israel. They took 40 days to complete this, for embalming takes that long, and the Egyptians mourned for him 70 days.
Nicodemus (who had previously come to Him at night) also came, bringing a mixture of about 75 pounds of myrrh and aloes. Then they took Jesus’ body and wrapped it in linen cloths with the aromatic spices, according to the burial custom of the Jews.
After he bought some fine linen, he took Him down and wrapped Him in the linen. Then he placed Him in a tomb cut out of the rock, and rolled a stone against the entrance to the tomb.
Taking it down, he wrapped it in fine linen and placed it in a tomb cut into the rock, where no one had ever been placed.
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so they could go and anoint Him.
On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.
Now Sarah lived 127 years; these were all the years of her life. Sarah died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went to mourn for Sarah and to weep for her. Then Abraham got up from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites: read more.
“I am a foreign resident among you. Give me a burial site among you so that I can bury my dead.”
“Remove the stone,” Jesus said.
Martha, the dead man’s sister, told Him, “Lord, he’s already decaying. It’s been four days.”
The dead man came out bound hand and foot with linen strips and with his face wrapped in a cloth. Jesus said to them, “Loose him and let him go.”
From Thematic Bible
The Dead » Preparation of, for burial » Embalming
He was buried in his own tomb that he had made for himself in the city of David. They laid him out in a coffin that was full of spices and various mixtures of prepared ointments;
Then they took Jesus’ body
He commanded his servants who were physicians to embalm his father. So they embalmed Israel.
The Dead » Embalming
He was buried in his own tomb that he had made for himself in the city of David. They laid him out in a coffin that was full of spices and various mixtures of prepared ointments;
Then they took Jesus’ body
He commanded his servants who were physicians to embalm his father. So they embalmed Israel.
Embalming » How performed by the jews
Then they returned and prepared spices and perfumes.
He was buried in his own tomb that he had made for himself in the city of David. They laid him out in a coffin that was full of spices and various mixtures of prepared ointments;
Then they took Jesus’ body
Embalming » Learned by the jews in egypt
He commanded his servants who were physicians to embalm his father. So they embalmed Israel.
Embalming » Of jesus
When
After he bought some fine linen, he took Him down and wrapped Him in the linen. Then he placed Him in a tomb
Embalming » An attempt to defeat God's purpose
until you return to the ground,
since you were taken from it.
For you are dust,
and you will return to dust.”
Embalming » Unknown to early patriarchs
“I am a foreign resident among you.
Embalming » Time required for
They took 40 days to complete this, for embalming takes that long, and the Egyptians mourned for him 70 days.
Embalming » Not always practised by the jews
Martha, the dead man’s sister, told Him, “Lord, he’s already decaying.
Embalming » Of jacob
He commanded his servants who were physicians to embalm his father. So they embalmed Israel. They took 40 days to complete this, for embalming takes that long, and the Egyptians mourned for him 70 days.
Embalming » Of asa
He was buried in his own tomb that he had made for himself in the city of David. They laid him out in a coffin that was full of spices and various mixtures of prepared ointments;
