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1 | script on burial/ cremeation, how / why | Bible general Archive 3 | kalos | 179335 | ||
No, there is no Scripture outlining burial/cremation, which is proper, why and how. Grace to you, John |
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2 | script on burial/ cremeation, how / why | Bible general Archive 3 | lorenzosjb | 179338 | ||
One can think that cremation is not correct because of the way the Israelites buried their people and never cremate them. Also we can see that pagan cultures cremate their death ones as a part of the going to heaven. And also interesting to see is that Egiptian take organs from the death also contrary to Israelites that leave the body only putting perfume and oil to the bodies. Regards, Lorenzo |
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3 | script on burial/ cremeation, how / why | Bible general Archive 3 | Hank | 179355 | ||
Lorenzo - Cremation was not the general Hebrew method of disposing of the dead, but it was not unknown to ancient Hebraic culture, particularly in the case of criminals as Joshua 7:25 attests. Morever, we find in 1 Samuel 31:12,13 and account of the citizens of Jabesh Gilead having burned the bodies of Saul and his sons. But it is of interest to note that afterwards they interred their bones. In light of the fact that the Philistines had beheaded Saul, the cremation may well have been an act on the part of the valiant men of Jabesh Gilead to hide the damage. ...... At all events, Scripture neither sanctions nor specifically forbids cremation, although we may reasonably infer that the Israelites placed a certain amount of importance on burying their dead; for example, the account (Gen. 23:2-15) of Abraham's considerable efforts to find a suitable burial site for his deceased wife Sarah, and Jacob's plea to Joseph not to bury him in Egypt (Gen. 47:29,30). --Hank | ||||||