Thematic Bible: Burial of


Thematic Bible



The sons of Israel set out from Beeroth Bene-jaakan to Moserah. There Aaron died. He was buried there. Eleazar his son ministered as priest in his place.


He buried him in the valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth-peor. No man knows his burial place to this day. Verse ConceptsGrave, TheMoses, Life OfSepulchresAnonymityPlaces To This DayBurying places

When David had sent destruction on Edom, and Joab, the commander of the army went to bury the dead. They put to death every male in Edom. Verse ConceptsThe DeadExterminationDeath Of All Males


They buried him on his own land at Timnath Serah in the hill country of Ephraim north of Mount Gaash. Verse ConceptsThe DeadBurying places

Elisha died and they buried him. Now in the spring of the year, armed bands of Moabites frequently came, overrunning the land. Verse ConceptsSpringInvasions

John the Baptist's disciples took the corpse and buried him, and then came and told Jesus. Verse ConceptsDisciples Of John The BaptistCorpses Of Other PeopleTelling What People Did

Then she fell down at his feet and died. The young men came in, and found her dead. They carried her out to be buried by her husband. Verse ConceptsMiracles Of PeterCarrying Dead BodiesPeople TumblingHaving No Breath

When the time of mourning was over, Joseph said to the king's officials: Please take this message to the king: When my father was about to die, he made me promise him that I would bury him in the tomb that he had prepared in the land of Canaan. Please, let me go and bury my father. Then I will come back. The king replied: By all means go and bury your father, as you promised you would. read more.
So Joseph went to bury his father. All the king's officials, the senior men of his court, and all the leading men of Egypt went with Joseph. His family, including his brothers, and the rest of his father's family all went with him. Only their small children and their sheep, goats, and cattle stayed in the region of Goshen. Men in chariots and men on horseback also went with him. It was a very large group. They mourned loudly for a long time at the threshing place at Atad east of the Jordan. Joseph performed mourning ceremonies for seven days. The citizens of Canaan saw those people mourning at Atad. They said: What a solemn ceremony of mourning the Egyptians are holding! That is why the place was named Abel-mizraim. Jacob's sons did as he had commanded them. They carried his body to Canaan and buried it in the cave at Machpelah east of Mamre. He was buried in the field Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite for a burial ground.