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- sep'-ul-ker (2 Chronicles 21:20; 32:33; John 19:41; Acts 2:29, etc.). See BURIAL; JERUSALEM, VIII.
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Apr 17, 2024 · Pronunciation of holy sepulchre with 2 audio pronunciations, 5 synonyms, 2 meanings, 9 translations, 2 sentences and more for holy sepulchre.
It has been proposed, as a mode of reconciling the apparent discrepancy between this verse and Genesis 23:20, to read Acts 7:16 thus: "And they [i.e., our fathers] were carried over into Sychem, and laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought for a sum of money of the sons of Emmor [the son] of Sychem." In this way the purchase made by Abraham is ...
1. ( n.) The place in which the dead body of a human being is interred, or a place set apart for that purpose; a grave; a tomb. 2. ( v. t.) To bury; to inter; to entomb; as, obscurely sepulchered. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SEPULCHRE. sep'-ul-ker ( 2 Chronicles 21:20; 2 Chronicles 32:33 John 19:41 Acts 2:29, etc.).
Sepulchre. [N] [E] Bibliography Information Smith, William, Dr. "Entry for 'Sepulchre'". "Smith's Bible Dictionary". . 1901. Sepulchre. - dictionary definition, verses and Bible references on the topic of Sepulchre. using Smith's Bible Dictionary online....
Easton’s Bible Dictionary. Sepulchre: first mentioned as purchased by Abraham for Sarah from Ephron the Hittite ( Genesis 23:20 ). This was the "cave of the field of Machpelah," where also Abraham and Rebekah and Jacob and Leah were burried ( Genesis 79:29-32 ). In Acts 7:16 it is said that Jacob was "laid in the sepulchre that Abraham bought ...
A place of burial. The Hebrews were always very careful about the burial of their dead. Many of their sepulchres were hewn in rocks: as that of Shebna, Isaiah 22:16; those of the kings of Judah and Israel; and that in which our Savior was laid on Calvary. These tombs of the Jews were sometimes beneath the surface of the ground; but were often ...
