Thematic Bible: Places of
Thematic Bible
Burial » Places of » Frequently prepared and pointed out during life
Asa was buried in the rock tomb that he had carved out for himself in David's City. They used spices and perfumed oils to prepare his body for burial. They built a huge bonfire to mourn his death.
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.
He laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out of the rock. Then he rolled a great stone in front of the door of the tomb, and departed.
Burial » Places of » Members of a family interred in the same
They buried Asahel in his father's tomb in Bethlehem. Joab and his men marched all night. They arrived at Hebron at daybreak.
This was the field Abraham purchased from the sons of Heth. Abraham and Sarah his wife were buried there.
Abraham and his wife Sarah are buried there. Isaac and his wife Rebekah are buried there. I also buried Leah there.
Burial » Places of » Were ceremonially unclean
Whoever is outdoors and touches someone who was killed or has died naturally or anyone who touches a human bone or a grave will be unclean for seven days.
A person who is clean will take a sprig of hyssop, dip it in the water, and sprinkle the tent, all the furnishings, and all the people who were in the tent with the dead body. He must also sprinkle any person who has touched a human bone or a grave and any person who has touched someone who has been killed or who has died naturally.
Burial » Places of » Held in high veneration
I said to the king: May the king live a very long time. My face should look sad for the town where my fathers are buried is devastated. It has been destroyed by fire.
I said to the king: If it is the king's will, and if your servant has your approval, send me to Judah, to the town where the bodies of my fathers are buried, so that I may rebuild it.
Burial » Places of » Tombs erected over
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs that appear beautiful on the outside. They are full of dead men's bones and uncleanness on the inside. You appear righteous to men. However, inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You build the tombs for the prophets and decorate the tombs of the righteous.
Burial » Places of » Provided for the common people
They brought Uriah from Egypt and took him to King Jehoiakim. The king executed Uriah and threw his body into the burial ground for the common people.
Burial » Places of » Often desecrated by idolatry
a people who continually provoke me to my very face, offering sacrifices in gardens and burning incense on altars of brick. They sit among the graves and spend their nights keeping secret vigil. They eat the flesh of pigs. Their pots are full of unclean meat.
Burial » Places of » Sometimes had inscriptions
What is that headstone I see over there? Josiah asked. The men of the town said: It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah. The one who foretold all these things you have done to the altar of Bethel.
Burial » Places of » Pillars erected on
Jacob set up a stone as a marker for her grave. The same marker is at Rachel's grave today.
Burial » Places of » Provided for aliens and strangers
They decided to use the silver to buy the potter's field. This would be a place to bury strangers.
Burial » Places of » For criminals, marked by heaps
They raised over them a great heap of stones that is there to this day. So Jehovah turned from the fierceness of his anger. The name of that place was called, the Valley of Achor, to this day.
Burial » Places of » Visited by sorrowing friends
The Jews were with her in the house, consoling her. They saw Mary get up quickly and leave. So they followed her, supposing that she was going to the tomb to weep there.
Burial » Places of » Sometimes not apparent
Woe to you! You are as the tombs that do not appear and men walk over them and do not know it.