Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
General references
Bible References
God
Genesis 2:7
The Lord God formed the man from the soil of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
Numbers 16:22
Then they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground and said, "O God, the God of the spirits of all people, will you be angry with the whole community when only one man sins?"
Numbers 27:16
"Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all humankind, appoint a man over the community,
Isaiah 57:16
For I will not be hostile forever or perpetually angry, for then man's spirit would grow faint before me, the life-giving breath I created.
Jeremiah 38:16
So King Zedekiah made a secret promise to Jeremiah and sealed it with an oath. He promised, "As surely as the Lord lives who has given us life and breath, I promise you this: I will not kill you or hand you over to those men who want to kill you."
Zechariah 12:1
The revelation of the word of the Lord concerning Israel: The Lord -- he who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundations of the earth, who forms the human spirit within a person -- says,
Hebrews 12:9
Besides, we have experienced discipline from our earthly fathers and we respected them; shall we not submit ourselves all the more to the Father of spirits and receive life?
General references
Genesis 23:19
After this Abraham buried his wife Sarah in the cave in the field of Machpelah next to Mamre (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan.
Job 34:15
all flesh would perish together and human beings would return to dust.
Zechariah 1:5
"As for your ancestors, where are they? And did the prophets live forever?