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# grave, gravediggers, graves, tomb, tombs, burial place #
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## Definition: ##
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The terms "tomb" and "grave" refer to a place where people put the body of a person who has died. A "burial place" is a more general term that also refers to this.
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* The Jews sometimes used natural caves as tombs, and sometimes they dug caves into rock in the side of a hill.
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* In New Testament times, it was common to roll a large, heavy stone in front of the opening of a tomb in order to close it.
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* If the target language the word for a tomb can only refer to a hole in which the body is placed below the ground, other ways to translate this could include "cave" or "hole in the side of a hill."
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* The phrase "the grave" is often used generally and figuratively to refer to the condition of being dead or a place where the souls of dead people are.
(See also: [bury](../other/bury.md), [death](../other/death.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [Acts 02:29-31](rc://en/tn/help/act/02/29)
* [Genesis 23:5-6](rc://en/tn/help/gen/23/05)
* [Genesis 50:4-6](rc://en/tn/help/gen/50/04)
* [John 19:40-42](rc://en/tn/help/jhn/19/40)
* [Luke 23:52-53](rc://en/tn/help/luk/23/52)
* [Mark 05:1-2](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/05/01)
* [Matthew 27:51-53](rc://en/tn/help/mat/27/51)
* [Romans 03:13-14](rc://en/tn/help/rom/03/13)
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## Examples from the Bible stories: ##
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* __[32:04](rc://en/tn/help/obs/32/04)__ The man lived among the __tombs__ in the area.
* __[37:06](rc://en/tn/help/obs/37/06)__ Jesus asked them, "Where have you put Lazarus?" They told him, "In the __tomb__. Come and see."
* __[37:07](rc://en/tn/help/obs/37/07)__ The __tomb__ was a cave with a stone rolled in front of its opening.
* __[40:09](rc://en/tn/help/obs/40/09)__ Then Joseph and Nicodemus, two Jewish leaders who believed Jesus was the Messiah, asked Pilate for Jesus' body. They wrapped his body in cloth and placed it in a __tomb__ cut out of rock. Then they rolled a large stone in front the __tomb__ to block the opening.
* __[41:04](rc://en/tn/help/obs/41/04)__ He (the angel) rolled away the stone that was covering the entrance to the __tomb__ and sat on it. The soldiers guarding the __tomb__ were terrified and fell to the ground like dead men.
* __[41:05](rc://en/tn/help/obs/41/05)__ When the women arrived at the __tomb__, the angel told them, "Do not be afraid. Jesus is not here. He has risen from the dead, just like he said he would! Look in the __tomb__ and see." The women looked into the __tomb__ and saw where Jesus' body had been laid. His body was not there!
## Word Data:##
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* Strong's: H1164, H1430, H6900, H6913, H7585, H7845, G86, G2750, G3418, G3419, G5028