Thematic Bible: Preparation of, for burial
Thematic Bible
The Dead » Preparation of, for burial » Embalming
And they buried him in his burial site, which had been cut out for him in the city of David. And they laid him on the bier which they had filled with all kinds of spices made [by] the perfumers as a fragment ointment. And they made a great fire in his honor.
So Joseph died, [being] one hundred and ten years old. They embalmed him and he was placed in a coffin in Egypt.
So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in [strips of] linen cloth with the fragrant spices, as is the Jews' custom to prepare for burial.
And Joseph instructed his servants the physicians to embalm his father. So the physicians embalmed Israel.
The Dead » Preparation of, for burial » Grave-clothes
The one who had died came out, his feet and his hands bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped with a facecloth. Jesus said to them, "Untie him and let him go."
So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in [strips of] linen cloth with the fragrant spices, as is the Jews' custom to prepare for burial.
and the facecloth that was on his head--not lying with the [strips of] linen cloth, but folded up separately in one place.
The Dead » Preparation of, for burial » Cremation
all of {the valiant men} set out and went all night and took the corpse of Saul and the corpses of his sons from the wall of Beth Shan, and they came to Jabesh and burned them there.
And Joshua said, "Why did you bring us trouble? Yahweh will bring you trouble on this day." And all Israel stoned them [with] stones; and they burned them with fire [after] they stoned them with stones.
Then he slaughtered all of the priests of the high places who [were] there, on the altars, and he burned the bones of the humans on them. Then he returned [to] Jerusalem.
And [if] one's relative, who burns [the body], lifts it up and brings the body out of the house and he will say to someone in the innermost part of the house, "[Are there] any more with you?" and he will say, "None," then he will say, "Silence," because [we] must not invoke the name of Yahweh.
The Dead » Preparation of, for burial » General references to
Now it happened that in those days [after] becoming sick, she died. And [after] washing [her], they placed her in an upstairs room.
For [when] this woman poured this ointment on my body, she did [it] in order to prepare me for burial.
The one who had died came out, his feet and his hands bound with strips of cloth, and his face wrapped with a facecloth. Jesus said to them, "Untie him and let him go."
The Dead » Preparation of, for burial » Burial ceremonies
When they came to the threshing floor of Atad, which [was] beyond the Jordan, they lamented there with a very great and sorrowful wailing. And he made a mourning ceremony for his father seven days.
In peace you will die, and as [there was] burning for your ancestors, the former kings who were {before you}, so they will burn for you, and they will lament for you, "Alas, lord!" For [the] word I have spoken,' {declares} Yahweh." '"