Burial

In biblical times, the dead were normally buried. Leaving a body unburied or cremating was seen as a severe punishment.

Patriarchs

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Genesis 50.1 - Genesis 50.13 2 Samuel 21.13 - 2 Samuel 21.14 Luke 7.11 - Luke 7.17 John 11.44 John 20.5 Genesis 23.19 Genesis 35.8 Mark 5.3 Mark 15.46 Mark 16.3 Mark 16.5

Family & Human Body

Anointing: Burial

World of the Dead in the New Testament

World of the Dead in the Old Testament

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