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The act of burying the dead is seen as a sign of respect and honor, reflecting the belief in the sanctity of the human body and the hope of resurrection.<br><br><b>Old Testament Practices</b><br><br>In the Old Testament, burial was the common method of disposing of the dead. The patriarchs, such as Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, were all buried in the cave of Machpelah (<a href="/genesis/25-9.htm">Genesis 25:9-10</a>; 35:29; 49:29-31). This practice underscores the importance of family burial sites and the desire to be laid to rest with one's ancestors.<br><br>The Law of Moses also reflects the importance of burial. <a href="/deuteronomy/21-22.htm">Deuteronomy 21:22-23</a> commands that a hanged man should not remain on the tree overnight but should be buried the same day, "for anyone hung on a tree is under God’s curse." This law emphasizes the need for prompt burial to avoid defilement of the land.<br><br><b>New Testament Practices</b><br><br>In the New Testament, burial practices continue to hold significant importance. The burial of Jesus is a pivotal event, fulfilling the prophecy of <a href="/isaiah/53-9.htm">Isaiah 53:9</a>, "He was assigned a grave with the wicked, and with the rich in His death." Joseph of Arimathea, a wealthy disciple, provided his own new tomb for Jesus' burial (<a href="/matthew/27-57.htm">Matthew 27:57-60</a>).<br><br>The early Christians followed Jewish burial customs, as seen in the account of Ananias and Sapphira in <a href="/acts/5-6.htm">Acts 5:6-10</a>, where they were buried immediately after their deaths. This practice reflects the continuity of Jewish traditions within the early Christian community.<br><br><b>Theological Significance</b><br><br>Burial in the Bible carries theological significance, symbolizing the hope of resurrection. The burial of Jesus is central to Christian faith, as it precedes His resurrection, which is the cornerstone of Christian belief in eternal life. <a href="/romans/6-4.htm">Romans 6:4</a> states, "We were therefore buried with Him through baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may walk in newness of life."<br><br>The act of burying the dead also reflects the belief in the dignity of the human body, created in the image of God (<a href="/genesis/1-27.htm">Genesis 1:27</a>). This belief underscores the respect and care given to the deceased, as seen in the careful preparation of Jesus' body by Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus (<a href="/john/19-38.htm">John 19:38-42</a>).<br><br><b>Cultural and Historical Context</b><br><br>In ancient Israel, burial typically took place in family tombs or caves, often located outside city walls. The process involved wrapping the body in linen and anointing it with spices, as seen in the burial of Jesus (<a href="/john/19-40.htm">John 19:40</a>). Tombs were sealed with stones to protect the body from animals and grave robbers.<br><br>The practice of burying the dead has continued throughout Christian history, with variations in customs and rituals reflecting cultural and denominational differences. However, the underlying principles of respect for the deceased and hope in the resurrection remain constant.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>The biblical practice of burying the dead is a profound expression of faith, respect, and hope. It reflects the belief in the sanctity of the human body and the promise of resurrection, central tenets of the Judeo-Christian tradition.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>(<I>p. pr. & vb. n.</I>) of Bury.<a name="grk" id="grk"></a><div class="vheading2">Greek</div><a href="/greek/1780.htm"><span class="l">1780. entaphiasmos -- preparation for burial</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Word Origin from entaphiazo Definition preparation for burial NASB Word Usage burial<br> (2). <b>burying</b>. From entaphiazo; preparation for interment -- <b>burying</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/1780.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/6900.htm"><span class="l">6900. qeburah -- a grave, burial</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from qabar Definition a grave, burial NASB Word Usage burial (3), burial<br> place (2), grave (7), tomb (2). burial, <b>burying</b> place, grave, sepulcher. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6900.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6913.htm"><span class="l">6913. qeber -- a grave, sepulcher</span></a><br><b>...</b> <b>burying</b> place, grave, sepulcher. Or (feminine) qibrah {kib-raw'}; from qabar; a<br> sepulchre -- <b>burying</b> place, grave, sepulchre. see HEBREW qabar. 6912, 6913. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6913.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/6912.htm"><span class="l">6912. qabar -- to bury</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin a prim. root Definition to bury NASB Word Usage burial (1), buried<br> (93), buriers have buried (1), bury (30), <b>burying</b> (5), surely bury (1). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/6912.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 5k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/augustine/city_of_god/chapter_13_reasons_for_burying_the.htm"><span class="l">Reasons for <b>Burying</b> the Bodies of the Saints.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The City of God.Book I. Chapter 13."Reasons for <b>Burying</b> the Bodies of<br> the Saints. Nevertheless the bodies of the dead are not <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/city of god/chapter 13 reasons for burying the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/edersheim/the_life_and_times_of_jesus_the_messiah/chapter_xx_the_raising_of.htm"><span class="l">The Raising of the Young Man of Nain - the Meeting of Life and <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> changed it into life. Jesus could not enter Nain, and its people pass Him<br> to carry one dead to the <b>burying</b>. For our present purpose <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../edersheim/the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xx the raising of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/edersheim/the_life_and_times_of_jesus_the_messiah/chapter_iv_the_marriage_feast.htm"><span class="l">The Marriage Feast in Cana of Galilee - the Miracle that is a Sign <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> [1719] So also He had shown the example of visiting the sick (in the case of Abraham),<br> comforting the mourners (in that of Isaac), and <b>burying</b> the dead (in <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter iv the marriage feast.htm</font><p><a href="/library/luther/epistle_sermons_vol_iii/sixth_sunday_after_trinity_exhortation.htm"><span class="l">Sixth Sunday after Trinity Exhortation to Christian Living.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> into his death, but, by the same baptism, we are buried with him into death; for<br> in his death he took our sins with him into the grave, <b>burying</b> them completely <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../luther/epistle sermons vol iii/sixth sunday after trinity exhortation.htm</font><p><a href="/library/barton/his_last_week/his_last_week.htm"><span class="l">His Last Week</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Jesus therefore said, "Suffer her to keep it against the day of my <b>burying</b>. <b>...</b> She hath<br> done what she could; she hath anointed my body beforehand for the <b>burying</b>. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/barton/his last week/his last week.htm</font><p><a href="/library/moody/to_the_work_to_the_work/chapter_vii_she_hath_done.htm"><span class="l">"She Hath done what She Could. "</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Me ye have not always. She hath done what she could; she is come aforehand<br> to anoint My body to the <b>burying</b>. Verily I say unto you <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../moody/to the work to the work/chapter vii she hath done.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lardner/a_vindication_of_three_of_our_blessed_saviours_miracles/section_iv_answer_to_mr.htm"><span class="l">Answer to Mr. W's Fourth Objection.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> seem to have expired. We cannot justify <b>burying</b> men, but on a well grounded<br> supposal that they are really dead. We cannot justify <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../section iv answer to mr.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/on_care_to_be_had_for_the_dead_/6_if_this_be_true.htm"><span class="l">If this be True, Doubtless Also the Providing for the Interment of <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> at the Memorials of Saints, is a mark of a good human affection towards the remains<br> of one's friends: since if there be religion in the <b>burying</b>, there cannot <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/on care to be had for the dead /6 if this be true.htm</font><p><a href="/library/burgon/inspiration_and_interpretation/appendix_d.htm"><span class="l">Appendix D.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "There is certainly, and that not dependent upon any Rabbinical or Jewish views<br> of the subject, an inaccuracy in Stephen's statement: for the <b>burying</b>-place was <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/burgon/inspiration and interpretation/appendix d.htm</font><p><a href="/library/lightfoot/from_the_talmud_and_hebraica/chapter_49_hebron.htm"><span class="l">Hebron</span></a> <br><b>...</b> "There is no place, in all the land of Israel, more stony than Hebron: thence, a<br> <b>burying</b>-place of the dead is there." The Gemarists sift what that means <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../lightfoot/from the talmud and hebraica/chapter 49 hebron.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/b/burying.htm"><span class="l"><b>Burying</b> (22 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Burying</b> (22 Occurrences). Matthew 26:12 For in pouring<br> out this ointment on my body, she has done it for my <b>burying</b>. (DBY). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/burying.htm - 13k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/burying-place.htm"><span class="l"><b>Burying</b>-place (19 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>Burying</b>-place. Buryingplace, <b>Burying</b>-place. <b>Burying</b>-places .<br> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Burying</b>-place (19 Occurrences). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/burying-place.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/burying-places.htm"><span class="l"><b>Burying</b>-places (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>Burying</b>-places. <b>Burying</b>-place, <b>Burying</b>-places. Bush . Multi-Version<br> Concordance <b>Burying</b>-places (1 Occurrence). Genesis <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/burying-places.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/burying-ground.htm"><span class="l"><b>Burying</b>-ground (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>Burying</b>-ground. <b>Burying</b>, <b>Burying</b>-ground. Buryingplace . Multi-Version<br> Concordance <b>Burying</b>-ground (1 Occurrence). Matthew <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/burying-ground.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/mach-pe'lah.htm"><span class="l">Mach-pe'lah (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for the full price let him give<br> it to me in the midst of you for a possession of a <b>burying</b>-place.' (See RSV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/mach-pe'lah.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/buryingplace.htm"><span class="l">Buryingplace (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/buryingplace.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/site.htm"><span class="l">Site (19 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> living with you. Give me a possession of a <b>burying</b>-place with you, that I<br> may bury my dead out of my sight." (See NAS NIV). Genesis 23 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/site.htm - 12k</font><p><a href="/topical/c/cave.htm"><span class="l">Cave (40 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 10). It was the <b>burying</b>-place of Sarah and of Abraham himself, also of Isaac,<br> Rebekah, Leah, and Jacob (Genesis 49:31; 50:13). The <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/c/cave.htm - 25k</font><p><a href="/topical/b/bury.htm"><span class="l">Bury (78 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Give me a possession of a <b>burying</b>-place with you, that I may bury my dead out<br> of my sight." (Root in WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/b/bury.htm - 32k</font><p><a href="/topical/p/possession.htm"><span class="l">Possession (251 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> you. Give me a possession of a <b>burying</b>-place with you, that I may bury my dead<br> out of my sight." (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT). Genesis <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/p/possession.htm - 41k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/book-of-Tobit.html">What is the book of Tobit? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/burial-place.html">Why was a burial place so important in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/raised-from-the-dead.html">How many people were raised from the dead in the Bible? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/burying.htm">Burying: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Burying (22 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/matthew/26-12.htm">Matthew 26:12</a></span><br />For in pouring out this ointment on my body, she has done it for my <span class="boldtext">burying</span>.<br /><span class="source">(DBY)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/mark/14-8.htm">Mark 14:8</a></span><br />She has done what she could. She has anointed my body beforehand for the <span class="boldtext">burying</span>. <br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV ASV WBS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/john/12-7.htm">John 12:7</a></span><br />Then said Jesus, Let her alone: against the day of my <span class="boldtext">burying</span> hath she kept this.<br /><span class="source">(KJV ASV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/23-4.htm">Genesis 23:4</a></span><br />"I am a stranger and a foreigner living with you. Give me a possession of a <span class="boldtext">burying</span>-place with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/23-6.htm">Genesis 23:6</a></span><br />Hear us, my lord: thou art a prince of God among us: in the choicest of our sepulchres bury thy dead: none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre for <span class="boldtext">burying</span> thy dead.<br /><span class="source">(DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/23-9.htm">Genesis 23:9</a></span><br />that he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he has, which is in the end of his field. For the full price let him give it to me among you for a possession of a <span class="boldtext">burying</span>-place."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/23-20.htm">Genesis 23:20</a></span><br />The field, and the cave that is in it, were deeded to Abraham for a possession of a <span class="boldtext">burying</span> place by the children of Heth.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/47-30.htm">Genesis 47:30</a></span><br />but when I sleep with my fathers, you shall carry me out of Egypt, and bury me in their <span class="boldtext">burying</span> place." He said, "I will do as you have said."<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/49-30.htm">Genesis 49:30</a></span><br />In the cave that is in the field of Machpelah, which is before Mamre, in the land of Canaan, which Abraham bought with the field of Ephron the Hittite for a possession of a buryingplace.<br /><span class="source">(Root in KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/50-13.htm">Genesis 50:13</a></span><br />For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field for a possession of a buryingplace of Ephron the Hittite, before Mamre.<br /><span class="source">(Root in KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/genesis/50-14.htm">Genesis 50:14</a></span><br />And Joseph turneth back to Egypt, he and his brethren, and all who are going up with him to bury his father, after his <span class="boldtext">burying</span> his father.<br /><span class="source">(YLT NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/numbers/33-4.htm">Numbers 33:4</a></span><br />while the Egyptians were <span class="boldtext">burying</span> all their firstborn, whom Yahweh had struck among them: on their gods also Yahweh executed judgments.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV YLT NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/deuteronomy/34-6.htm">Deuteronomy 34:6</a></span><br />and He burieth him in a valley in the land of Moab, over-against Beth-Peor, and no man hath known his <span class="boldtext">burying</span> place unto this day.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_samuel/2-5.htm">2 Samuel 2:5</a></span><br />And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabesh-gilead, and said unto them: 'Blessed be ye of the LORD, that ye have shown this kindness unto your lord, even unto Saul, and have buried him.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_kings/13-31.htm">1 Kings 13:31</a></span><br />And it cometh to pass, after his <span class="boldtext">burying</span> him, that he speaketh unto his sons, saying, 'At my death -- ye have buried me in the burying-place in which the man of God is buried; near his bones place my bones;<br /><span class="source">(YLT NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/9-10.htm">2 Kings 9:10</a></span><br />and Jezebel do the dogs eat in the portion of Jezreel, and there is none <span class="boldtext">burying</span>;' and he openeth the door and fleeth.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/2_kings/13-21.htm">2 Kings 13:21</a></span><br />It happened, as they were <span class="boldtext">burying</span> a man, that behold, they spied a band; and they cast the man into the tomb of Elisha: and as soon as the man touched the bones of Elisha, he revived, and stood up on his feet.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/psalms/79-3.htm">Psalms 79:3</a></span><br />They have shed their blood As water round about Jerusalem, And there is none <span class="boldtext">burying</span>.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/jeremiah/14-16.htm">Jeremiah 14:16</a></span><br />And the people to whom they are prophesying, Are cast into out-places of Jerusalem, Because of the famine, and of the sword, And they have none <span class="boldtext">burying</span> them, Them, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, And I have poured out upon them this evil.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/39-12.htm">Ezekiel 39:12</a></span><br />Seven months shall the house of Israel be <span class="boldtext">burying</span> them, that they may cleanse the land.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/39-14.htm">Ezekiel 39:14</a></span><br />And men for continual employment they separate, passing on through the land, <span class="boldtext">burying</span> with those passing by those who are left on the face of the earth, to cleanse it: at the end of seven months they search.<br /><span class="source">(YLT NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/39-15.htm">Ezekiel 39:15</a></span><br />And those passing by have passed through the land, and seen a bone of man, and one hath constructed near it a sign till those <span class="boldtext">burying</span> have buried it in the valley of the multitude of Gog.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/b/burying.htm">Burying</a></p><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/b/burying_the_dead.htm">Burying the Dead</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a 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