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1BURIAL — In the Bible Decent burial was regarded to be of great importance in ancient Israel, as in the rest of the ancient Near East. Not only the Egyptians, whose extravagant provision for the dead is well known, but also the peoples of Mesopotamia… …
2Burial — The first burial we have an account of is that of Sarah (Gen. 23). The first commercial transaction recorded is that of the purchase of a burial place, for which Abraham weighed to Ephron four hundred shekels of silver current money with the… …
3Burial places of founders of world religions — This article identifies the burial places of founders of world religions. Bahá í FaithLocated in Bahji near Acre, Israel, the Shrine of Bahá u lláh is the most holy place for Bahá ís and their Qiblih, or direction of prayer. It contains the… …
4Christian Burial — Christian Burial † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian Burial The interment of a deceased person with ecclesiastical rites in consecrated ground. The Jews and most of the nations of antiquity buried their dead. Amongst the Greeks and… …
5Christian burial — Ascension Parish burial ground, Cambridge, UK. A Christian burial is the burial of a deceased person with specifically Christian ecclesiastical rites; typically, in consecrated ground. Until recent times Christians generally objected to cremation …
6Sky burial — or ritual dissection was once a common funerary practice in Tibet wherein a human corpse is cut into small pieces and placed on a mountaintop, exposing it to the elements or the mahabhuta and animals – especially to birds of prey. In Tibetan the… …
7Prayers for the Dead — • Catholic teaching regarding prayers for the dead is bound up inseparably with the doctrine of purgatory and the more general doctrine of the communion of the saints, which is an article of the Apostle s Creed Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight …
8Ship burial — A ship burial or boat grave is a burial in which a ship or boat is used either as a container for the dead and the grave goods, or as a part of the grave goods itself. If the ship is very small, it is called a boat grave. This style of burial was …
9Cortes's Account of the City of Mexico — ▪ Primary Source FROM HIS SECOND LETTER TO THE EMPEROR CHARLES V. In order, most potent Sire, to convey to your Majesty a just conception of the great extent of this noble city of Temixtitan, and of the many rare and wonderful objects …
10Live Bait for the Dead — Infobox Album | Name = Live Bait for the Dead Type = live Artist = Cradle of Filth Released = 19 August 2002 Recorded = 2001 Genre = Extreme metal Length = 74:54 / 44:49 Label = Abracadaver Producer = Recorded Live Reviews = * Sputnikmusic… …
