burial

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These stone boxes are called Ossuaries and contain the bones of Jews. After a body decomposes the bones are gathered together and put in a stone box. The stone box is then moved to another location. Hence the term "bones gathered to the fathers". Stone was used because Jews felt that stone was clean even in contact with dead bones.

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This is a photo of the an ancient tomb with a rolling rock disk shaped door stone. This is very rare. Most tombs of this time period were believed to have boulders rolled over their entrances rather than disk shaped rocks.

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Close-up of the garden tomb shown above. It is very similar to the tomb described in the Bible and is an excellent image for illustration.

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A Color photo of a New Testament style tomb like the one Jesus was buried in. Arguments abound over whether or not this is the tomb of Jesus. Although this is not the traditional site, it is very similar to the tomb described in the Bible and is an excellent image for illustration. tomb, Jesus, burial, garden tomb, resurrection, Jerusalem.

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Jesus said that the hypocritical Pharisees were like whitewashed tombs which were beautiful on the outside but full of dead men's bones on the inside. Scripture: Matthew 23:27