Burial according to Biblical Instruction

di Stephen I. Ternyik (Autore)

Stephen I. Ternyik, 2024

According to our provided texts, the basics of burial according to biblical instruction include: 1. Burial is performed as soon as possible in honor of the deceased. If the deceased is a woman, the bier proceeds directly to the grave. 2. In the times of the Mishna, it was customary to bury the dead in catacombs, which were subterranean chambers. Recesses were dug into the walls of these chambers as spots for the bodies. 3. The spaces between the catacombs and the bodies placed in them have specific dimensions. Each crypt is typically 4x6 amot and each recess is typically 8 amot in length and 7 hand-breadths in height. 4. Graves are typically marked so that those eating the priestly portion can avoid becoming ritually impure. 5. Those whose responsibility is to bury the dead, whether they are relatives or not, are exempt from other mitzvot, such as prayer and donning tefillin. 6. Graves or catacombs discovered with interred bodies, especially in an area not known to contain corpses, necessitate further investigation to determine if they are part of a forgotten graveyard, as the laws differ for individual corpses and graveyards. 7. Anyone bearing the obligation of burying the dead should not wear tzitzit, tefillin, or walk around with the Torah in the cemetery to avoid mocking the dead. 8. There's a discussion on whether the dead are aware of happenings in this world; conclusions are divided but it's considered possible especially if a live person needs to communicate with them. 9. If one declares that they do not wish their corpse to be buried, it depends on whether burial is performed for the deceased's atonement, or to avoid disgrace to them and their family. If it is the latter, they cannot refuse burial. If the former, they can refuse as they've stated they don't want atonement.

• Autore: Stephen I. Ternyik
• Anno edizione: 2024
• Editore: Stephen I. Ternyik
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• EAN: 9798227136428

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