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graves

A Dictionary of the Bible | 1997 | | © A Dictionary of the Bible 1997, originally published by Oxford University Press 1997. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

graves Corpses were normally buried in graves, often situated under trees (Gen. 35: 8), as soon as possible after death. The body of Jesus was wrapped in linen (Mark 16: 1) and placed in a tomb hewn out of rock with a rolling stone placed against the entrance (Mark 16: 3–4).

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