Embalming and burial spices in the Bible

• Joseph had his physicians embalm his father JacobGen 50:2
  The verses

  Gen 50:2And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him,
• The embalming took forty days; the Egyptians mourned seventyGen 50:3
  The verses

  Gen 50:3taking the forty days required to complete the embalming. And the Egyptians mourned for him seventy days.
• Joseph died at 110, was embalmed, and was put in a coffin in EgyptGen 50:26
  The verses

  Gen 50:26So Joseph died at the age of 110. And they embalmed his body and placed it in a coffin in Egypt.
• Moses took Joseph's bones out of Egypt, as Joseph had askedExod 13:19
  The verses

  Exod 13:19Moses took the bones of Joseph with him because Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear a solemn oath when he said, “God will surely attend to you, and then you must carry my bones with you from this place.”
• His bones were buried at Shechem, in the plot Jacob had boughtJosh 24:32
  The verses

  Josh 24:32And the bones of Joseph, which the Israelites had brought up out of Egypt, were buried at Shechem in the plot of land that Jacob had purchased from the sons of Hamor, Shechem’s father, for a hundred pieces of silver. So it became an inheritance for Joseph’s descendants.

Spices and linen

• King Asa was laid on a bier full of spices and blended perfumes2 Chr 16:14
  The verses

  2 Chr 16:14And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.
• A great fire was made in Asa's honor; none was made for Jehoram2 Chr 16:14, 2 Chr 21:19
  The verses

  2 Chr 16:14And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.

  2 Chr 21:19This continued day after day until two full years had passed. Finally, his intestines came out because of his disease, and he died in severe pain. And his people did not make a fire in his honor as they had done for his fathers.
• Martha: 'By now he stinks. It has already been four days'John 11:39
  The verses

  John 11:39“Take away the stone,” Jesus said. “Lord, by now he stinks,” said Martha, the sister of the dead man. “It has already been four days.”
• Lazarus came out bound in strips of linen, his face wrapped in a clothJohn 11:44
  The verses

  John 11:44The man who had been dead came out with his hands and feet bound in strips of linen, and his face wrapped in a cloth. “Unwrap him and let him go,” Jesus told them.
• Jesus: she has anointed my body in advance for burialMark 14:8, John 12:7
  The verses

  Mark 14:8She has done what she could to anoint My body in advance of My burial.

  John 12:7“Leave her alone,” Jesus replied. “She has kept this perfume in preparation for the day of My burial.
• Nicodemus brought a large amount of myrrh and aloesJohn 19:39
  The verses

  John 19:39Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five pounds.
• Jesus' body was wrapped in linen with the spices, the Jewish burial customJohn 19:40
  The verses

  John 19:40So they took the body of Jesus and wrapped it in linen cloths with the spices, according to the Jewish burial custom.
• The women prepared spices and perfumes, then rested on the SabbathLuke 23:55–56
  The verses

  Luke 23:55–56The women who had come with Jesus from Galilee followed, and they saw the tomb and how His body was placed. Then they returned to prepare spices and perfumes. And they rested on the Sabbath, according to the commandment.
• After the Sabbath they bought spices to anoint the bodyMark 16:1
  The verses

  Mark 16:1When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoint the body of Jesus.
• Very early on the first day they brought the spices to the tombLuke 24:1
  The verses

  Luke 24:1On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women came to the tomb, bringing the spices they had prepared.
• Peter saw the linen cloths, and the head cloth rolled up apartJohn 20:6–7
  The verses

  John 20:6–7Simon Peter arrived just after him. He entered the tomb and saw the linen cloths lying there. The cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was rolled up, lying separate from the linen cloths.