6 occurrences

'Bones' in the Bible

And they went out to put her body into the earth, but nothing of her was to be seen, only the bones of her head, and her feet, and parts of her hands.

Verse ConceptsSkullsCorpses Of Other Peoplejezebel

And while they were putting a dead man into the earth, they saw a band coming; and they put the man quickly into the place where Elisha's body was; and the dead man, on touching Elisha's bones, came to life again, and got up on his feet.

Verse ConceptsBodyMiracles, Nature OfMiracles Of ElishaBonesAnother's Burial Placerevival

The stone pillars were broken to bits and the wood pillars cut down, and the places where they had been were made full of the bones of the dead

Verse ConceptsStonesObelisksBones

Then Josiah, turning round, saw on the mountain the places of the dead, and he sent and had the bones taken out of their places and burned on the altar, so making it unclean, as the Lord had said by the man of God when Jeroboam was in his place by the altar on that feast-day. And he, turning his eyes to the resting-place of the man of God who had given word of these things, said:

Verse ConceptsTombsWord Of GodBonesBurning Idolatrous Things

So he said, Let him be; let not his bones be moved. So they let his bones be with the bones of the prophet who came from Samaria.

Verse ConceptsUnnamed Prophets Of The Lord

And all the priests of the high places there he put to death on the altars, burning the bones of the dead on them; and then he went back to Jerusalem.

Verse ConceptsCremationHigh PlacesKilling PriestsBones

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