TopicLife CircumstancesBoth Testaments
burial
Scripture speaks directly to burial, offering comfort, wisdom, and the assurance of God's presence.
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Verse Refs
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Books
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Sub-Topics
Overview
Explore what the Bible says about burial. This collection of 3 key Scripture passages reveals God's wisdom and guidance on this important theme.
Topical Index
44 sub-topics from Nave's Topical Bible
Rites of
Jeremiah 34:5
Soon after death
Deuteronomy 21:23Joshua 8:29John 19:38-42Acts 5:9,10
With spices
2 Chronicles 16:14Mark 16:1Luke 23:56
Bier (coffin) used
2 Samuel 3:31Luke 7:14
Attended by relatives and friends
Of Jacob
Genesis 50:5-9
Abner
2 Samuel 3:31
Child of Jeroboam
1 Kings 14:13
The son of the widow of Nain
Luke 7:12,13
Stephen
Acts 8:2
Lack of, a disgrace
2 Kings 9:10Proverbs 30:17Jeremiah 16:4Jeremiah 22:19Ezekiel 39:15
Directions given about, before death
By Jacob
Genesis 49:29,30
By Joseph
Genesis 50:25
Burial of Gog (multitude) requiring seven months
Ezekiel 39:12,13
BURYING PLACES
Bought by Abraham
Genesis 23Genesis 25:9
Prepared by
Jacob
Genesis 50:5
Asa
2 Chronicles 16:14
Joseph
Matthew 27:60
On hills
2 Kings 23:16Joshua 24:33
In valleys
Jeremiah 7:32
Family
Genesis 47:30Genesis 49:29Acts 7:16
Of kings
1 Kings 2:102 Chronicles 32:33
... and 19 more sub-topics
Key Verses
1
Jeremiah 34:5
Rites of
2
Deuteronomy 21:23
Soon after death
3
2 Chronicles 16:14
With spices
4
2 Samuel 3:31
Bier (coffin) used
5
Genesis 50:5-9
Of Jacob
6
2 Samuel 3:31
Abner
7
1 Kings 14:13
Child of Jeroboam
8
Luke 7:12,13
The son of the widow of Nain
9
Acts 8:2
Stephen
10
2 Kings 9:10
Lack of, a disgrace