15 occurrences in 4 translations

'Ceremony' in the Bible

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.

Verse ConceptsFuneralsBereavement, Experience OfLamentingSevenWeeksSeven DaysBeyond JordanMourning The Death Of Others

And when the Canaanites, the inhabitants of the land, saw the mourning ceremony at the threshing floor of Atad they said, "This [is] a severe mourning for the Egyptians." Therefore its name was called Abel-Mizraim, which [is] beyond the Jordan.

Verse ConceptsMourningMourning DeathBeyond Jordan

When you enter the land that the Lord will give to you, just as he said, you must observe this ceremony.

Verse ConceptsInvasionsRegulations For Passover

When your children ask you, 'What does this ceremony mean to you?' --

Verse ConceptsAskingcelebrating

When the Lord brings you to the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Hivites, and Jebusites, which he swore to your fathers to give you, a land flowing with milk and honey, then you will keep this ceremony in this month.

Verse ConceptsFoodLand, As A Divine GiftLand, Spiritual Aspects OfMilk And HoneyRegulations For PassoverRich FoodFamine

All the people, rulers, leaders, and judges were standing on either side of the ark, in front of the Levitical priests who carried the ark of the covenant of the Lord. Both resident foreigners and native Israelites were there. Half the people stood in front of Mount Gerizim and the other half in front of Mount Ebal, as Moses the Lord's servant had previously instructed to them to do for the formal blessing ceremony.

Verse ConceptsArk Of The Covenant, EventsJudgesFractions, One HalfHalf Of GroupsPriests In Action

as the day that the Jews {found relief} from their enemies, and the month which changed for them from sorrow to joy, and from a mourning ceremony to a {festive day}; to make them days of feasting and joy, and giving gifts to each other and to the poor.

Verse ConceptsOvercoming EnemiesPeople Providing FoodRejoicing In God's Works

O daughter of my people, gird yourself [with] sackcloth, and roll about in the ashes in mourning, a mourning ceremony [as for] an only child. Make for yourself wailing of bitterness, for suddenly the destroyer will come upon us.

Verse ConceptsAshesLamentingSuddenlyThose Who DestroyAshes Of HumiliationOthers Mourning

And they will not break bread for [the] mourning ceremony for them, to comfort him because of [the] dead. And they will not give drink to them, [the] cup of desolation, for their fathers, or for their mothers.

Verse ConceptsNo Comfortlosing a loved oneDeath Of A Family MemberDeath Of Loved OneMissing SomeoneDeath Of A MotherFamily DeathLoss Of A Loved OneLosing Someone

you will die peacefully. There will be a burning ceremony for you just like the burning ceremonies for your fathers, the former kings who preceded you. ‘Our king is dead!’ will be the lament for you, for I have spoken this word.” This is the Lord’s declaration.

Verse ConceptsFuneralsCremationCeremoniesDeath Of The WickedMourning The Death Of Others

The joy of our hearts has stopped; our circle-dancing has changed to a mourning ceremony.

Verse ConceptsdanceCessationStopping RejoicingLack Of RejoicingPeople Mourning Catastrophe

Sigh in silence [for the] dead; you shall not make a mourning ceremony. Bind your turban on you, and you must put your sandals on your feet. You must not cover your [upper] lip, and the bread of {mourners} you shall not eat."

Verse ConceptsCustomFeetBereavement, Expression OfHead coveringCovering The MouthSandalsTraditionsVeilsDressShoesClothing OneselfHeadgearFacial HairSilenceEating Forbidden Food

On account of this I will lament and wail. I will go about barefoot and naked. I will make a lamentation like the jackals, and a mourning ceremony like the {ostriches}.

Verse ConceptsBarefeetNakednessSandalsSorrowBirds, Types Of BirdsNaked In ShameOstrichesTragedy

Take these men, go through the purification ceremony with them, and pay their expenses to shave their heads. Then everyone will know that there is nothing in what they have been told about you, but that you are carefully observing and keeping the Law.

Verse ConceptsShavingPurifying OneselfPaying For GoodsKeep The Commandments!

They found me in the Temple doing these things just as I had completed the purification ceremony. No crowd or noisy mob was present.

Verse ConceptsTumultDisciples In The Temple

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