Quotes about Burial
Now as for me, when I was returning from Paddan, to my sorrow Rachel died along the way in the land of Canaan, some distance from Ephrath. So I buried her there beside the road to Ephrath” (that is, Bethlehem).
— Genesis 48:7
So Rachel died and was buried on the way to Ephrath (that is, Bethlehem).
— Genesis 35:19
His servants Jozabad son of Shimeath and Jehozabad son of Shomer struck him down, and he died. And they buried him with his fathers in the City of David, and his son Amaziah reigned in his place.
— 2 Kings 12:21
His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah near Mamre, in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite.
— Genesis 25:9
“They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried, but will lie like dung on the ground. They will be finished off by sword and famine, and their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and beasts of the earth.”
— Jeremiah 16:4
all their men of valor set out and retrieved the bodies of Saul and his sons and brought them to Jabesh. And they buried their bones under the oak in Jabesh and fasted seven days.
— 1 Chronicles 10:12
A seed only realizes its potential the day you bury it.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
They carried him back on horses and buried him in Jerusalem with his fathers in the City of David.
— 2 Kings 14:20
By pouring this perfume on Me, she has prepared My body for burial.
— Matthew 26:12
Later, Gideon son of Joash died at a ripe old age and was buried in the tomb of his father Joash in Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
— Judges 8:32
Through His death, burial, and resurrection, Jesus rang the bell of our freedom.
— Louie Giglio
So the field and its cave were deeded by the Hittites to Abraham as a burial site.
— Genesis 23:20