Thematic Bible: Preparation of, for burial
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The Dead » Preparation of, for burial » Embalming
They buried him in his own tomb which he had cut out for himself in the City of David, and they laid him on a bier which he had filled with various kinds of spices blended by the perfumers’ art; and they made a very great fire in his honor.
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So Joseph died, being a hundred and ten years old; and they embalmed him and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.
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So they took Jesus’ body and bound it in linen wrappings with the fragrant spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews.
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Then Joseph ordered his servants the physicians to embalm (mummify) his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel (Jacob).
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The Dead » Preparation of, for burial » Grave-clothes
Out came the man who had been dead, his hands and feet tightly wrapped in burial cloths (linen strips), and with a [burial] cloth wrapped around his face. Jesus said to them, “Unwrap him and release him.”
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So they took Jesus’ body and bound it in linen wrappings with the fragrant spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews.
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And Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth (burial wrapping),
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and the [burial] face-cloth which had been on Jesus’ head, not lying with the [other] linen wrappings, but rolled up in a place by itself.
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And the young men [in the congregation] got up and wrapped up the body, and carried it out and buried it.
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The Dead » Preparation of, for burial » Cremation
all the brave men stood and walked all night, and they took the bodies of Saul and his sons from the wall of Beth-shan, and they came to Jabesh and cremated them there.
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Joshua said, “Why have you brought disaster on us? The Lord will bring you disaster this day.” Then all Israel stoned them [to death] with stones; afterward they burned their bodies in the fire.
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All the priests of the high places who were there he slaughtered on the altars, and burned human bones on them [to desecrate the places forever]. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
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Then one’s uncle, or his undertaker, shall come to bring the [disease-infected] body out of the house, [to cremate it], and he will say to another in the farthest part of the house, “Is there anyone else with you?” And that one will say, “No one.” Then he will respond, “Hush! Keep quiet! For the name of the Lord is not to be mentioned [even casually, for fear that we might invoke even more punishment].”
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The Dead » Preparation of, for burial » General references to
During that time it happened that she became sick and died; and when they had washed her body, they laid it in an upstairs room.
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Out came the man who had been dead, his hands and feet tightly wrapped in burial cloths (linen strips), and with a [burial] cloth wrapped around his face. Jesus said to them, “Unwrap him and release him.”
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The Dead » Preparation of, for burial » Burial ceremonies
When they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which is beyond the Jordan, they mourned there with a great lamentation (expressions of mourning for the deceased) and [extreme demonstrations of] sorrow [according to Egyptian custom]; and Joseph observed a seven-day mourning for his father.
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You will die in peace; and as spices were burned for [the memory and honor of] your fathers, the former kings who reigned before you, so shall a [ceremonial] burning be made for you; and people will lament (grieve) for you, saying, “Alas, lord (master)!”’ For I have spoken the word,” says the Lord.
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