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# bury, buries, buried, burying, burial #
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## Definition: ##
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The term "bury" usually refers to putting a dead body into a hole or other burial place. The term "burial" is the act of burying something or can be used to describe a place used to bury something.
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* Often people bury a dead body by placing it into a deep hole in the ground and then covering it with dirt.
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* Sometimes the dead body is placed in a box-like structure, such as a coffin, before burying it.
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* In Bible times, dead people were often buried in a cave or similar place. After Jesus died, his body was wrapped in cloths and placed in a stone tomb that was sealed with a large boulder.
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* The terms "burial place" or "burial room" or "burial chamber" or "burial cave" are all ways to refer to a place where a dead body is buried.
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* Other things can also be buried, such as when Achan buried silver and other things that he had stolen from Jericho.
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* The phrase "buried his face" usually means "covered his face with his hands."
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* Sometimes the word "hide" can mean "bury" as when Achan hid things in the ground that he had stolen from Jericho. This meant he buried them in the ground.
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(See also:[Jericho](../names/jericho.md), [tomb](../other/tomb.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [2 Kings 09:9-10](rc://en/tn/help/2ki/09/09)
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* [Genesis 35:4-5](rc://en/tn/help/gen/35/04)
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* [Jeremiah 25:33](rc://en/tn/help/jer/25/33)
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* [Luke 16:22](rc://en/tn/help/luk/16/22)
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* [Matthew 27:07](rc://en/tn/help/mat/27/07)
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* [Psalm 079:1-3](rc://en/tn/help/psa/079/001)
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## Word Data: ##
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* Strong's: H6900, H6912, H6913, G1779, G1780, G2290, G4916, G5027
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