8 Bible Verses about embalming

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John 19:39-40

And Nicodemus, who had come to Jesus by night formerly, came also, bringing a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about a hundred weight. Then they took the body, and bound it with swathes together with the aromatics, as the custom is with the Jews to bury.

Matthew 27:59

And Joseph receiving the body, wrapped it in clean linen;

Mark 15:46

And having bought a wrapper of fine linen, and taken him down, he wrapped him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a sepulchre, which was hewn out of a rock; and rolled a stone to the door of the sepulchre.

Luke 23:53

And taking it down from the cross, he wrapped it in linen cloth, and laid it in a sepulchre hewn out of a rock, where none had ever yet lain.

Mark 16:1

AND when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, purchased aromatics, that they might come, and anoint him.

Luke 24:1

NOW on the first day of the week, at the earliest dawn of day, they came to the sepulchre, bringing the aromatics which they had prepared, and certain others with them.

John 11:39

Jesus saith, Remove the stone. The sister of the deceased, Martha, said to him, Lord, he is by this time putrid: for he hath been dead four days.

John 11:44

And the deceased came forth, his feet and his hands wrapped with the linen swathes; and his face bound round with a napkin. Jesus saith to them, Loose him, and let him go!

From Thematic Bible


The Dead » Preparation of, for burial » Embalming

John 19:40

Then they took the body, and bound it with swathes together with the aromatics, as the custom is with the Jews to bury.

The Dead » Embalming

John 19:40

Then they took the body, and bound it with swathes together with the aromatics, as the custom is with the Jews to bury.

Embalming » How performed by the jews

Luke 23:56

And returning, they made preparation of aromatics and unguents; and they rested the sabbath-day, according to the commandment.

John 19:40

Then they took the body, and bound it with swathes together with the aromatics, as the custom is with the Jews to bury.

Embalming » Learned by the jews in egypt

Embalming » Of jesus

Mark 16:1

AND when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, purchased aromatics, that they might come, and anoint him.

Mark 15:46

And having bought a wrapper of fine linen, and taken him down, he wrapped him in the linen cloth, and laid him in a sepulchre, which was hewn out of a rock; and rolled a stone to the door of the sepulchre.

Embalming » An attempt to defeat God's purpose

Embalming » Unknown to early patriarchs

Embalming » Time required for

Embalming » Not always practised by the jews

John 11:39

Jesus saith, Remove the stone. The sister of the deceased, Martha, said to him, Lord, he is by this time putrid: for he hath been dead four days.

Embalming » Of jacob

Embalming » Of asa

Embalming » Of joseph

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