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Aaron, 26, 45
Abijam, King, 26
Abraham, 22, 23, 44, 54
Achan, 51
Adam, 21
Ahab, King, 58
Ahaz, King, 18
Ai, 27, 51
aliens, 33
aloes, 32
Ananias & Sapphira, 30
anger of God – see wrath of God
Anna, 70
annihilation, 13
Apostles’ Creed, 71-2
Asa, King, 26
ashes, 55, 74, 76, 78
attributes of God, 47-50
 

baptism, 104
    parallels with burial and resurrection, 67-70
Bethel, 27, 57-8
Bethlehem, 23, 24, 27, 42
Beth-peor, 27, 29
Beth-shan, 27, 39
bier, 20, 24, 37, 45, 78, 86
burial
    how and where, 28, 35-46
    illustration of resurrection, 66-7
    New Testament examples, 29-33
    Old Testament examples, 21-9
    parallels with baptism and resurrection, 67-70
    proposals in favour, 81-2, 87
burning, 47-60, 61-3
    association with judgement, 50-2
 

cemeteries, 40, 41, 74, 76, 81
Chemosh, 56-7
Children of Israel – see Israel
churchyard, 15, 16, 40, 71, 74, 76, 81
coffin – see bier
conscience, human, 19, 77-8
creation, 17, 68, 104
cremation, 17-9, 63, 66, 69, 71, 79
    defilement by, 57-8
    process, 55, 86, 88
    proposals in favour, 73-7
    responses to, 73-7, 82
criminals, burial for, 42-3
 

Daniel, 38
Darius, King, 38
David, King, 18, 19, 26, 31, 39, 40, 42-3, 45, 69
Deborah, 25, 26
 

Edom/Edomites, 27, 42-3, 56, 57
Egypt/Egyptians, 24, 33, 44, 49, 52
Eleazar, 26
Elisha, 26, 58
enemies, burial for, 42-3
Ephron the Hittite, 22, 23
Esau, 22, 43
eulogy, 16, 85, 91
exodus, 24, 50
 

frankincense, 31
funeral arrangements, 76, 85
funeral director, 76, 78
funeral plan, 15, 85
funeral service, 16, 46, 85, 91-9
 

Gadara, 28-9
gold, 31, 38, 53
gospel, 14, 48, 53, 63
graveyard – see churchyard
 

heaven, 13, 14, 48, 53, 63, 71, 72, 83-4, 98, 99
hell, 14, 50, 61, 62, 72
Herod, King, 30
Herodias’ daughter, 30
Hezekiah, King, 18-9, 26
Holy Spirit, 17, 30, 31, 72
 

idols/idolatry, 52-3, 57
inheritance, 42, 64, 82
Isaac, 22
Ishmael, 22
Israel, 25, 26, 33, 42, 43, 51, 52, 56, 65, 104
    Children of, 24, 42, 50
    kings of, 26

 

Jabesh-gilead, 27, 39
Jacob, 22, 23, 24, 41-2, 44, 45
Jehoash, King, 26
Jericho, 27, 51
Jerusalem, 18, 19, 27, 28, 63, 65, 70
Jesus, 13, 14, 29, 37, 38, 48, 61-3, 67, 70, 83, 84, 98
    burial of, 30, 31-3, 35-6, 72, 81
    instructions to followers, 63-5
    resurrection of, 37, 68
    return of, 53, 54, 60, 71, 72
Jezebel, Queen, 58-9
Joab, 43, 45
Job, 21, 69
John the Baptist, 30, 38, 61
Joseph, 16, 23, 24, 69
Joseph of Arimathea, 32-3
Joshua, 26, 51
Josiah, King, 18, 28, 57
Judah, 19, 56, 57
    kings of, 26, 40
Judas Iscariot, 33
judgement, 38-9, 47, 50-2, 54-5, 56, 60, 61, 63, 83
Judges, 24, 25
 

lake of fire, 54-5
lamenting – see mourning
law(s), 42, 50, 57, 58
Lazarus, of Bethany, 14, 36, 98
Lazarus, rich man &, 62
Leah, 22
Lot/Lot’s wife, 54
 

Machpelah, 22, 23
Mamre, 22, 23, 27
Mary, mother of Jesus, 32, 72
Mary, of Bethany, 35-6
memorials, 20, 40, 41
Mesha, King, 56, 57
Miriam, 26
Moab/Moabites, 24, 29, 56
Moses, 29, 45, 49, 81
mourning, 43-6
mourning customs, 45-6
myrrh, 31-2
 

Nain, 37
Naomi, 24
nard, 35
Nebuchadnezzar, King, 38
Nicodemus, 32
 

Passover, 52
patriarchs, 14, 19, 81
Paul, 48, 65-6, 67, 68, 84
penance, 13
Pentecost, 19, 30
Peter, 19, 37
Pharaoh, 49
Philistines, 18, 39
Protestant reformers, 38
purgatory, 13
 

Rachel, 23, 41-2
Ramah, 26, 27
Rebekah, 22, 26
Rehoboam, King, 26
resurrection, 21, 38-9, 71, 99
    burial as illustration of, 66-7
    parallels with baptism and burial, 67-70, 81
Ruth, 24
 

sacrifices, 52, 57
Samaria/Samaritans, 26, 27, 63
Samuel, 26
Sarah, 22, 44
Saul, King, 17, 39, 45
Second Advent, 53, 70-71
seed, 66, 67
Shadrach, Meshach & Abednego, 38
Simeon, 70
Simon Peter – see Peter
Sodom & Gomorrah, 27, 54
Solomon, King, 26, 58
soul-sleep, 13
spikenard – see nard
Stephen, 30
 

tomb(s), 18-9, 28-9, 32, 33, 36, 37, 38, 39, 42, 58, 66, 70-71, 98
 

will, 16, 85
wise men, 31
wrath of God, 47-50, 52