Thematic Bible: Burial


Thematic Bible



And the days of Israel to die drew near. And he called his son Joseph, and said to him, If now I have found grace in your sight, please put your hand under my thigh and deal kindly and truly with me. Please do not bury me in Egypt. But I will lie with my fathers. You shall carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burying-place. And he said, I will do according to your words. And he said, Swear to me. And he swore to him. And Israel bowed on the head of the bed.

And he charged them and said to them, I am to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, Verse ConceptsAffection, Kinds OfLove, And The WorldNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenThe Cave Of MachpelahMen's OrdersGathered To One's Peoplegrandfathers

And Joseph took an oath of the sons of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here. Verse ConceptsBonesFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsLove, And The WorldExhumationsGod VisitingPeople Bound By Oaths

Please let your servant return so that I may die in my own city by the grave of my father and of my mother. But behold your servant Chimham, let him go over with my lord the king. And do to him what shall seem good to you. Verse ConceptsHomeLove, And The WorldTombsResigned To DeathAnother's Burial Place


He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. And they buried him in the city of David, but not in the tombs of the kings. Verse ConceptsRegretTombsAbsence Of Regret

And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God and toward His house.

And Joseph went up to bury his father. And all the servants of Pharaoh went up with him, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt, Verse ConceptsCeremoniesOld Age, Attitudes To

And both chariots and horsemen went up with him. And it was a very great company. Verse ConceptsChariotsDealing With Many People

And David said to Joab and to all the people with him, Tear your clothes and gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And King David followed the bier. Verse ConceptsGesturesClothingClothSackcloth And AshesPreparation For Burial

And drawing near the gate of the city, even behold, one having died was being carried out, an only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a considerable crowd of the city was with her. Verse ConceptsGatesCrowdsLonelinessWidowsCrowds Around JesusThe Only ChildCarrying Dead BodiesOnly Child Of PeopleActual WidowsCorpses Of Other PeopleDeath Of A Mother

And they buried him in his own tomb, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odors and kinds of spices prepared by the perfumers art. And they made a very great burning for him. Verse ConceptsThe DeadSweet OdoursFuneralsCremationHerbs And SpicesOintmentPerfumeTombsCemeterySepulchresCampfires

My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die. You shall bury me in my grave which I have dug for me in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please, let me go up and bury my father, and I will come again. Verse ConceptsNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenThe Cave Of Machpelah

and laid it in his new tomb, which he had cut out of the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb and departed. Verse ConceptsTombsSepulchresCaves For BuryingRollingJesus TombUnusedAnother's Burial PlaceChristmas Treecrusades

He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem. Verse ConceptsOutside The CityInadequate BurialsNo Burials


And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in a part of Jezreel, and none shall be there to bury her. And he opened the door and fled. Verse ConceptsdogsAnimals Eating PeopleEating CorpsesNo Burialsjezebel

They shall die from deaths of diseases; they shall not be mourned, nor shall they be buried. But they shall be as dung on the face of the earth. And they shall be destroyed by the sword and by famine; and their bodies shall be food for the birds of the heavens and for the beasts of the earth. Verse ConceptsDead bodiesdirtUnburied BodiesAnimals Eating PeopleDefecationNearness Of DeathEating CorpsesNo BurialsWild Animals DevouringFamine KillingDeath Looms NearNot MourningLack Of A Proper Burial

And as they pass, those who pass through the land, and any man sees a bone, then he shall build a post beside it, until the buriers have buried it in The Valley of the Multitude of Gog. Verse ConceptsBones

And they took up Asahel and buried him in the tomb of his father, which was in Bethlehem. And Joab and his men went all night, and they came to Hebron at the break of day. Verse ConceptsDawnTombsWalking All NightAnother's Burial Place

the field which Abraham bought from the sons of Heth. Abraham and Sarah his wife were buried there.

They buried Abraham and his wife Sarah there, and they buried Isaac and his wife Rebekah. And I buried Leah there; Verse ConceptsCaves For BuryingThe Cave Of Machpelahsarah

his body shall not remain all night on the tree. But you shall surely bury him that day (for he that is hanged is accursed of God), so that your land may not be defiled, which Jehovah your God gives you for an inheritance. Verse ConceptsThe AccursedGallowsHangingHumiliationKillingPollutionsOvernightThe Curse Of The LawPeople Hung To DeathBurying places

And he hanged the king of Ai on a tree until evening. And as soon as the sun was down, Joshua commanded that they should take his body down from the tree and throw it down at the entrance to the gate of the city, and raise on it a great heap of stones, to this day. Verse ConceptsGallowsGatesHangingPunishment, Legal Aspects OfSunsetsCairnsPeople Hung To DeathPlaces To This Day

And after these things, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews) begged of Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate gave permission. Then he came and took the body of Jesus. And Nicodemus also came, who at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. Then they took the body of Jesus and wound it with linens with the spices, as is the custom of the Jews to bury. read more.
And in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one yet had been placed. There, then, because of the Preparation of the Jews, because the tomb was near, they laid Jesus.

Then Peter said to her, How is it that you have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? Behold, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door and they will carry you out. Then at once she fell down at his feet and expired. And the younger ones found her dead, and, carrying her out, buried her beside her husband.

And the dogs shall eat Jezebel in a part of Jezreel, and none shall be there to bury her. And he opened the door and fled. Verse ConceptsdogsAnimals Eating PeopleEating CorpsesNo Burialsjezebel

They shall die from deaths of diseases; they shall not be mourned, nor shall they be buried. But they shall be as dung on the face of the earth. And they shall be destroyed by the sword and by famine; and their bodies shall be food for the birds of the heavens and for the beasts of the earth. Verse ConceptsDead bodiesdirtUnburied BodiesAnimals Eating PeopleDefecationNearness Of DeathEating CorpsesNo BurialsWild Animals DevouringFamine KillingDeath Looms NearNot MourningLack Of A Proper Burial

And they shall spread them before the sun, and the moon, and all the host of the heavens, whom they have loved and whom they have served, and after whom they have walked, and whom they have sought, and whom they have worshiped. They shall not be gathered nor buried; they shall be as dung on the face of the earth. Verse ConceptsFalse ReligiondirtAstrologyMoonStarsDefecationBonesNo BurialsIdolatrous Worship Of The MoonGod Judging Star WorshippersThe Moon

And they came to the threshing floor of Atad, beyond Jordan, and there they mourned with a great and very sore lamentation. And he made a mourning for his father seven days. And when the inhabitants of the land, the Canaanites, saw the mourning at the grain floor of thorns, and they said, This is a grievous mourning to the Egyptians. Therefore they called its name, Meadow of Egypt, which is beyond Jordan.

And David said to Joab and to all the people with him, Tear your clothes and gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And King David followed the bier. And they buried Abner in Hebron. And the king lifted up his voice and wept at the grave of Abner. And all the people wept.

And they buried him in his own tomb, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odors and kinds of spices prepared by the perfumers art. And they made a very great burning for him. Verse ConceptsThe DeadSweet OdoursFuneralsCremationHerbs And SpicesOintmentPerfumeTombsCemeterySepulchresCampfires

You shall die in peace; and as the burnings of spices for your fathers, the former kings which were before you, so they shall burn spices for you. And they will mourn you, saying, Ah, lord! For I have spoken the Word, says Jehovah. Verse ConceptsFuneralsCremationCeremoniesDeath Of The WickedMourning The Death Of Others

For it happened when David was in Edom, and Joab the commander of the army had gone up to bury the slain, after he had stricken every male in Edom-- Verse ConceptsThe DeadExterminationDeath Of All Males

And it will be in that day I will give to Gog a place there, a grave in Israel, the valley of those who pass by, east of the sea. And it shall stop the noses of those who pass by. And there they shall bury Gog and all his multitude. And they shall call it, The Valley of the Multitude of Gog. And the house of Israel shall bury them, to cleanse the land, seven months. And all the people of the land shall bury. And it shall be a name to them, the day when I am glorified, says the Lord Jehovah. read more.
And men shall separate those who continually pass through the land, burying those who passed through, who remain on the face of the earth, to cleanse it. At the end of seven months they shall search.

And all the people came to cause David to eat food while it was still day; David swore, saying, So let God do to me, and more also, if I taste bread or anything else until the sun is down. Verse ConceptsPersuasionPromises, HumanTasteSunsetsVowing To Fast

Nor shall anyone tear themselves for them in mourning, to comfort them for the dead. Nor shall anyone give them the cup of comfort to drink for their father or for their mother. Also you shall not go into the house of feasting, to sit with them to eat and to drink.

his body shall not remain all night on the tree. But you shall surely bury him that day (for he that is hanged is accursed of God), so that your land may not be defiled, which Jehovah your God gives you for an inheritance. Verse ConceptsThe AccursedGallowsHangingHumiliationKillingPollutionsOvernightThe Curse Of The LawPeople Hung To DeathBurying places

Then the Jews, because it was Preparation, begged Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away, so that the bodies should not remain on the cross on the sabbath. For that sabbath was a high day. Verse ConceptsJews, TheLegsBones BrokenCrucifiedOthers CrucifiedPreparing FoodRules About CorpsesSabbath Observed

But Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried beneath Bethel, under an oak. And the name of it was called Oak of Weeping. Verse ConceptsBurials, Places OfNursesTreesOaksMourning Death

And they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh. And they fasted seven days. Verse ConceptsFasting, Nature OfSevenWeeksCemeterySeven DaysTamariskFasting In Mourning

And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza. And his son Amon reigned in his place. Verse ConceptsGarden, NaturalHorticulturePalacesSleep, And DeathTombsCemeteryKings Of All Israel Or Judah

And he was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza. And his son Josiah reigned in his place. Verse ConceptsThe DeadGrave, TheTombsCemeteryKings Of All Israel Or JudahBurying places

and laid it in his new tomb, which he had cut out of the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb and departed. Verse ConceptsTombsSepulchresCaves For BuryingRollingJesus TombUnusedAnother's Burial PlaceChristmas Treecrusades

And going they made the tomb secure, sealing the stone along with the guard. Verse ConceptsInfallible ProofsSealing Things

Then Jesus, groaning in Himself again, came to the tomb. And it was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. Verse ConceptsCavesBurials, Places OfTombsCaves For BuryingCaves Used As Graves

The first of the sabbaths Mary Magdalene came early to the tomb, darkness still being on it, and she saw the stone taken away from the tomb. Verse ConceptsLord's Day, TheSundayStonesThe First Day Of The WeekThe Act Of OpeningOpening PitsJesus TombDarkness Of NightThose Who Rose EarlyPerspective

My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die. You shall bury me in my grave which I have dug for me in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please, let me go up and bury my father, and I will come again. And Pharaoh said, Go up and bury your father, according as he made you swear.

and all the house of Joseph, and his brothers, and his father's house. They left only their little ones and their flocks and their herds in the land of Goshen. Verse ConceptsPeople Abandoning People

And whoever touches one that is killed with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days. Verse ConceptsDead bodiesGrave, TheTombsCemeterySeven DaysTouching Unclean ThingsRules About CorpsesSeven Days For Legal Purposesnatural Death

And a clean person shall take hyssop and dip in the water, and sprinkle upon the tent and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that touched a bone, or one killed, or one dead, or a grave. Verse ConceptsSprinkling Water

And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene and Mary, the mother of James and Salome, had bought sweet spices so that they might come and anoint Him. Verse ConceptsAnointing, Social CustomembalmingHerbs And SpicesOintmentPerfumeSabbath, In NtThe First Day Of The WeekSabbath Observed

And they returned and they prepared spices and ointment. And they rested on the sabbath day according to the commandment. Verse Conceptsequipping, physicalLord's Day, TheOintment

And they buried him in his own tomb, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odors and kinds of spices prepared by the perfumers art. And they made a very great burning for him. Verse ConceptsThe DeadSweet OdoursFuneralsCremationHerbs And SpicesOintmentPerfumeTombsCemeterySepulchresCampfires

What is to you here? And who is here to you, that you have carved out a tomb for yourself here, as one who cuts himself out a tomb on high, who cuts out a home for himself in a rock? Verse ConceptsGrave, TheHeightToolsWorldly Ambition Examples

and laid it in his new tomb, which he had cut out of the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb and departed. Verse ConceptsTombsSepulchresCaves For BuryingRollingJesus TombUnusedAnother's Burial PlaceChristmas Treecrusades

And Samuel died. And all the Israelites were gathered, and lamented him and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose and went down to the wilderness of Paran. Verse ConceptsCemeteryMournersMourning The Death Of Others

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and fell on him and killed him. And he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. Verse ConceptsSwordsLiving In The WildernessKilling Named Individuals

And Eleazar the son of Aaron died. And they buried him in a hill belonging to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim.

And as Josiah turned, he spied the tombs which were there in the mountain. And he sent and took the bones out of the tombs, and burned them on the altar and defiled it, according to the Word of Jehovah which the man of God had proclaimed, who spoke these words. Verse ConceptsTombsWord Of GodBonesBurning Idolatrous Things

What is to you here? And who is here to you, that you have carved out a tomb for yourself here, as one who cuts himself out a tomb on high, who cuts out a home for himself in a rock? Verse ConceptsGrave, TheHeightToolsWorldly Ambition Examples





And I said to the king, Let the king live forever. Why should not my face be sad, when the city, the place of my fathers' tombs, lies waste, and its gates are burned with fire? Verse ConceptsGatesArchaeologyCitizens, Christian DutiesDestruction Of JerusalemCity GatesBurning Jerusalem

and I said to the king, If it please the king, and if your servant has found favor in your sight, I pray that you would send me to Judah, to the city of my fathers' tombs, so that I may build it. Verse ConceptsLove, And The WorldTravelRebuilding JerusalemThe Will Of MenFavorExamples Of Patriotismrebuilding

Then Jesus, groaning in Himself again, came to the tomb. And it was a cave, and a stone lay upon it. Verse ConceptsCavesBurials, Places OfTombsCaves For BuryingCaves Used As Graves

And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave at the field of Machpelah before Mamre, which is Hebron, in the land of Canaan. Verse ConceptsTombsCaves For BuryingThe Cave Of MachpelahBurying placessarah

And he charged them and said to them, I am to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, Verse ConceptsAffection, Kinds OfLove, And The WorldNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenThe Cave Of MachpelahMen's OrdersGathered To One's Peoplegrandfathers

But I will lie with my fathers. You shall carry me out of Egypt and bury me in their burying-place. And he said, I will do according to your words. Verse ConceptsChildren, Good KidsCarrying Dead BodiesThe Cave Of MachpelahGathered To One's People

and were carried over into Shechem. And they were laid in the tomb that Abraham bought for a price of silver from the sons of Emmor the father of Shechem. Verse ConceptsMoney, Uses OfThe Cave Of Machpelah

And David said to Joab and to all the people with him, Tear your clothes and gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And King David followed the bier. Verse ConceptsGesturesClothingClothSackcloth And AshesPreparation For Burial

And He came and touched the bier. And the ones who bore him stood still. And He said, Young man, I say to you, Arise! Verse ConceptsDead bodiesFuneralsBurials, FeaturesTouchCessationStopping StillPreparation For BurialTouching Unclean ThingsGet Up!

And after these things, Joseph of Arimathea, being a disciple of Jesus (but secretly for fear of the Jews) begged of Pilate that he might take away the body of Jesus. And Pilate gave permission. Then he came and took the body of Jesus. Verse ConceptsCowardiceFaith, Growth InJews, TheSecrecyFear Of ManMyrrhAsking PermissionJesus CorpseFear Of EnemiesTaking Care Of Your Body

Then his brothers and all the house of his father came down, and took him, and brought him up and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the burying-place of Manoah his father. And he judged Israel twenty years. Verse ConceptsTombsCemetery20 To 30 YearsJudging Israel

And Manasseh slept with his fathers, and was buried in the garden of his own house, in the garden of Uzza. And his son Amon reigned in his place. Verse ConceptsGarden, NaturalHorticulturePalacesSleep, And DeathTombsCemeteryKings Of All Israel Or Judah

And he was buried in his tomb in the garden of Uzza. And his son Josiah reigned in his place. Verse ConceptsThe DeadGrave, TheTombsCemeteryKings Of All Israel Or JudahBurying places

And in the place where He was crucified there was a garden, and in the garden a new tomb in which no one yet had been placed. Verse ConceptsHorticultureTombsUnusedGardensBurying placesThe CrossJesus Deathcrucifixion

And he who had died came out, bound hand and foot with sheets, and his face was bound with a cloth. Jesus said to them, Untie him and let him go! Verse ConceptsThe DeadClothembalmingBurials, FeaturesCovering NakednessLinenNapkinsTying Uplazarus

Then they took the body of Jesus and wound it with linens with the spices, as is the custom of the Jews to bury. Verse ConceptsThe DeadHerbs And SpicesLinenTraditionsPreparation For Burial

Then when Jesus came, He found him already being held in the tomb four days. Verse ConceptsFour Or Five Dayslazarus

Jesus said, Take away the stone. Martha, the sister of him who died, said to Him, Lord, by this time he stinks. For it is the fourth day. Verse ConceptsDead bodiesCorruption Of BodyembalmingdoubtersSmellsUnbelief, And Life Of FaithFour Or Five Dayslazarus

a people who remain among the graves, and sleep in the tombs, who eat swine's flesh, and broth from hateful things in their vessels; Verse ConceptsBrothSecrecySwineAbstaining From MeatsOvernightActing In SecretUnclean SpiritsForbidden FoodUnclean AnimalsCaves Used As GravesHolier Than ThouEating Meatporkpot

And whoever touches one that is killed with a sword in the open fields, or a dead body, or a bone of a man, or a grave, shall be unclean seven days. Verse ConceptsDead bodiesGrave, TheTombsCemeterySeven DaysTouching Unclean ThingsRules About CorpsesSeven Days For Legal Purposesnatural Death

And a clean person shall take hyssop and dip in the water, and sprinkle upon the tent and upon all the vessels, and upon the persons that were there, and upon him that touched a bone, or one killed, or one dead, or a grave. Verse ConceptsSprinkling Water


And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses saw where He was laid. Verse ConceptsWomenWatching Christ

And Eleazar the son of Aaron died. And they buried him in a hill belonging to Phinehas his son, which was given him in mount Ephraim.

And as Josiah turned, he spied the tombs which were there in the mountain. And he sent and took the bones out of the tombs, and burned them on the altar and defiled it, according to the Word of Jehovah which the man of God had proclaimed, who spoke these words. Verse ConceptsTombsWord Of GodBonesBurning Idolatrous Things

He was thirty-two years old when he began to reign, and he reigned in Jerusalem eight years, and departed without being desired. And they buried him in the city of David, but not in the tombs of the kings. Verse ConceptsRegretTombsAbsence Of Regret

And they buried him in the city of David among the kings, because he had done good in Israel, both toward God and toward His house.

And when they had departed from him (for they left him in great diseases), his own servants conspired against him for the blood of the sons of Jehoiada the priest, and killed him on his bed, and he died. And they buried him in the city of David, but they did not bury him in the tombs of the kings. Verse ConceptsTombs


And Hezekiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the highest of the tombs of the sons of David. And all Judah and the people of Jerusalem honored him at his death. And his son Manasseh reigned in his place. Verse ConceptsTombs

And they brought Urijah out of Egypt and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword and threw his dead body into the graves of the common people. Verse ConceptsCemeteryInadequate Burials

And they took counsel and bought the potter's field with them, to bury strangers in. Verse ConceptsForeignersBuying and sellingMoney, Uses OfPotterProphecies Concerning ChristCemeteryReal EstateMan's Counselcrusades

And Samuel died. And all the Israelites were gathered, and lamented him and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose and went down to the wilderness of Paran. Verse ConceptsCemeteryMournersMourning The Death Of Others

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up and fell on him and killed him. And he was buried in his own house in the wilderness. Verse ConceptsSwordsLiving In The WildernessKilling Named Individuals

And David said to Joab and to all the people with him, Tear your clothes and gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And King David followed the bier. Verse ConceptsGesturesClothingClothSackcloth And AshesPreparation For Burial

And He came and touched the bier. And the ones who bore him stood still. And He said, Young man, I say to you, Arise! Verse ConceptsDead bodiesFuneralsBurials, FeaturesTouchCessationStopping StillPreparation For BurialTouching Unclean ThingsGet Up!

So says Jehovah of Hosts, Think carefully, and call for the wailers, that they may come. And send for the wise women, that they may come; and let them make haste and take up a weeping for us, so that our eyes may run down with tears, and waters flow from our eyelids.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which indeed appear beautiful outside, but inside they are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. Even so you also appear righteous to men outwardly, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and iniquity. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate the tombs of the righteous,


And the king mourned over Abner and said, Did Abner die like a fool dies? Your hands were not bound, nor your feet put into fetters; as a man falls before wicked men, so you fell. And all the people wept again over him.

And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, the sons of Heth. And he spoke with them, saying, If it is your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and ask for me of Ephron the son of Zohar, that he may give me the cave of Machpelah which he has, which is in the end of his field. For as much silver as it is worth he shall give it to me for a possession of a burying-place among you. read more.
And Ephron lived among the sons of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the ears of the sons of Heth, of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying, No, my lord, hear me. I give you the field, and the cave that is in it I give to you. In the presence of the sons of my people I give it to you. Bury your dead. And Abraham bowed before the people of the land. And he spoke to Ephron in the ears of the people of the land, saying, Only if you would hear me. I will give you silver for the field. Take it from me, and I will bury my dead there. And Ephron answered Abraham, saying to him, My lord, listen to me. The land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that between me and you? And bury your dead. And Abraham listened to Ephron. And Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver which he had named in the hearing of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, which passes with the merchant.

then all the brave men arose, and they traveled all night. And they took the body of Saul and the bodies of his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and came to Jabesh, and burned them there. Verse ConceptsThe DeadWalking All NightBurning PeopleCorpses Of Other People

And they brought Urijah out of Egypt and brought him to Jehoiakim the king, who killed him with the sword and threw his dead body into the graves of the common people. Verse ConceptsCemeteryInadequate Burials

He shall be buried with the burial of an ass, drawn and cast forth beyond the gates of Jerusalem. Verse ConceptsOutside The CityInadequate BurialsNo Burials

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 when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spoke to the house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, please speak in the ears of Pharaoh saying,

And Jehovah said unto Cain, Where is your brother Abel? And he said, I do not know. Am I my brother's keeper? And He said, What have you done? The voice of your brother's blood cries to Me from the ground.

And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spoke to the sons of Heth, saying, I am a stranger and a visitor with you. Give me a possession of a burying place with you, so that I may bury my dead out of my sight.

And Nicodemus also came, who at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds. Then they took the body of Jesus and wound it with linens with the spices, as is the custom of the Jews to bury.

For in putting ointment on My body, she did it for My burial. Verse ConceptsThe DeadBurials, FeaturesOintmentPerfumePreparation For Burial

a people who without ceasing provoke Me to anger to My face; who sacrifice in gardens, and burn incense on the bricks; a people who remain among the graves, and sleep in the tombs, who eat swine's flesh, and broth from hateful things in their vessels;

And he said, What monument is that which I see? And the men of the city told him, It is the grave of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things which you have done against the altar of Bethel. Verse ConceptsBurial Of Unnamed People

And Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave. That is the pillar of Rachel's grave to this day. Verse ConceptsObelisksPlaces To This Day

So Joseph died, being a hundred and ten years old. And they embalmed him, and put him in a coffin in Egypt. Verse ConceptsAge, Lived Over 100embalmingBurials, FeaturesPreparation For BurialAge At DeathDeath ApproachingImmigrants

And they took counsel and bought the potter's field with them, to bury strangers in. Verse ConceptsForeignersBuying and sellingMoney, Uses OfPotterProphecies Concerning ChristCemeteryReal EstateMan's Counselcrusades

And the house of Israel shall bury them, to cleanse the land, seven months. And all the people of the land shall bury. And it shall be a name to them, the day when I am glorified, says the Lord Jehovah.

And David sent messengers to the men of Jabesh-gilead. And he said to them, Blessed are you of Jehovah, that you have shown this kindness to your lord, to Saul, and have buried him. Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutKindnessMay God Bless!

And he charged them and said to them, I am to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave that is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, in the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, the field which Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite for a burying-place.

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which indeed appear beautiful outside, but inside they are full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. Verse ConceptsWhiteWicked Described AsSepulchresThe Inward BeingBonesFigurative BurialsWhitewashingBeauty Of ThingsUnclean ThingsHypocritesHypocrisyInner Beauty

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! Because you build the tombs of the prophets, and decorate the tombs of the righteous, Verse ConceptsProphets KilledHypocrisy

And his sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah, in the field of Ephron the son of Zohar the Hittite, which is before Mamre, Verse ConceptsCavesCaves For BuryingCaves Used As Graves

And they raised over him a great heap of stones to this day. And Jehovah turned from the greatness of His anger. Therefore, the name of that valley is called, The Valley of Grief, to this day. Verse ConceptsCairnsGod Will No More Be AngryPlaces To This Day

And drawing near the gate of the city, even behold, one having died was being carried out, an only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a considerable crowd of the city was with her. And when the Lord saw her, He had compassion on her and said to her, Do not weep.

Then the Jews who were with her in the house, and comforted her, when they saw that Mary rose up hastily and went out, they followed her, saying, She is going to the tomb to weep there. Verse ConceptsMourningComfort, Of FriendsSpeedPeople Following PeoplePeople Getting UpMourning The Death Of Others

Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like unseen tombs and the men walking above are not aware of them. Verse ConceptsFigurative BurialsNot Knowing WherePeople Being Polluted

And all Israel shall mourn for him, and bury him. For he only of Jeroboam shall come down to the grave, because in him there is found some good thing toward Jehovah, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam. Verse ConceptsNo BurialsOnly One PersonMourning The Death Of Others

My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die. You shall bury me in my grave which I have dug for me in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please, let me go up and bury my father, and I will come again. And Pharaoh said, Go up and bury your father, according as he made you swear. And Joseph went up to bury his father. And all the servants of Pharaoh went up with him, the elders of his house, and all the elders of the land of Egypt, read more.
and all the house of Joseph, and his brothers, and his father's house. They left only their little ones and their flocks and their herds in the land of Goshen. And both chariots and horsemen went up with him. And it was a very great company.

And he said, What monument is that which I see? And the men of the city told him, It is the grave of the man of God who came from Judah and proclaimed these things which you have done against the altar of Bethel. Verse ConceptsBurial Of Unnamed People

Yet you shall be brought down to hell, to the sides of the Pit. Verse ConceptsPitsSheolGoing Down To The PitAbasing PeoplePits As A Term For Graves

And they buried him in his own tomb, which he had made for himself in the city of David, and laid him in the bed which was filled with sweet odors and kinds of spices prepared by the perfumers art. And they made a very great burning for him. Verse ConceptsThe DeadSweet OdoursFuneralsCremationHerbs And SpicesOintmentPerfumeTombsCemeterySepulchresCampfires

And they took their bones and buried them under the tamarisk tree at Jabesh. And they fasted seven days. Verse ConceptsFasting, Nature OfSevenWeeksCemeterySeven DaysTamariskFasting In Mourning

And it happened in those days, becoming sick, she died. And washing her, they laid her in an upper room. Verse ConceptsThe DeadBurials, FeaturesStairwaysDeath Of The Saints, Examples OfCorpses Of Other PeopleUpper Rooms

And Joseph took an oath of the sons of Israel, saying, God will surely visit you, and you shall carry up my bones from here. Verse ConceptsBonesFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsLove, And The WorldExhumationsGod VisitingPeople Bound By Oaths

And David said to Joab and to all the people with him, Tear your clothes and gird yourselves with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. And King David followed the bier. Verse ConceptsGesturesClothingClothSackcloth And AshesPreparation For Burial

And Jacob set up a pillar upon her grave. That is the pillar of Rachel's grave to this day. Verse ConceptsObelisksPlaces To This Day

and laid it in his new tomb, which he had cut out of the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb and departed. Verse ConceptsTombsSepulchresCaves For BuryingRollingJesus TombUnusedAnother's Burial PlaceChristmas Treecrusades

So, behold, the days come, says Jehovah, that it shall no more be called Tophet, nor the valley of the son of Hinnom, but the Valley of Slaughter. For they shall bury in Tophet, until there is no place. Verse ConceptsInadequate BurialsKilling Will HappenNo RoomBurying places

And going they made the tomb secure, sealing the stone along with the guard. Verse ConceptsInfallible ProofsSealing Things

You shall die in peace; and as the burnings of spices for your fathers, the former kings which were before you, so they shall burn spices for you. And they will mourn you, saying, Ah, lord! For I have spoken the Word, says Jehovah. Verse ConceptsFuneralsCremationCeremoniesDeath Of The WickedMourning The Death Of Others

And many of the peoples and tribes and tongues and nations will see their dead bodies three days and a half, and they will not allow their dead bodies to be put in tombs. Verse ConceptsLanguagesNo BurialsAll Languages

And when He had come to the other side into the country of the Gergesenes, two demon-possessed ones met Him, coming out of the tombs, exceedingly fierce, so that no one might pass by that way. Verse ConceptsPassing BySpiritsTwo Needy MenThose DemonisedDemonsDemonic Influence

My father made me swear, saying, Lo, I die. You shall bury me in my grave which I have dug for me in the land of Canaan. Now therefore, please, let me go up and bury my father, and I will come again. Verse ConceptsNearness Of DeathDeath Will Soon HappenThe Cave Of Machpelah

At that time, says Jehovah, they shall bring out the bones of the kings of Judah, and the bones of its rulers, and the bones of the priests, and the bones of the prophets, and the bones of the people of Jerusalem, out of their graves. Verse ConceptsBones

that he may give me the cave of Machpelah which he has, which is in the end of his field. For as much silver as it is worth he shall give it to me for a possession of a burying-place among you. Verse ConceptsCavesCaves For BuryingThe Cave Of MachpelahIn Men's PresenceBurying placescouples

But Deborah, Rebekah's nurse, died, and she was buried beneath Bethel, under an oak. And the name of it was called Oak of Weeping. Verse ConceptsBurials, Places OfNursesTreesOaksMourning Death


When Joseph had taken the body, he wrapped it in clean linen, and laid it in his new tomb, which he had cut out of the rock. And he rolled a great stone to the door of the tomb and departed.