Here you will find all biblical passages where / in which the word (or term) ‘Sepulcher’ occurs and how often this word occurs per biblical book. We searched the New and Old Testaments to find all the verses and occurrences of the Word. his article is part of our small concordance.
The term ‘Sepulcher’ occurs 62 times in the Bible. Below you will find all matching biblical passages divided according to the corresponding book.
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Bible passages with ‘Sepulcher’ in the book Genesis
Genesis 23:4 “I am a newcomer and a sojourner among you. Give me the right of a sepulcher among you, so that I may bury my dead.”Genesis 23:4
Genesis 23:6 “Hear us, O lord, you are a leader of God among us. Bury your dead in our chosen sepulchers. And no man shall be able to prohibit you from burying your dead within his memorial.”Genesis 23:6
Genesis 23:9 so that he may give me the double cave, which he has at the far end of his field. He may transfer it to me for as much money as it is worth in your sight, for the possession of a sepulcher.”Genesis 23:9
Genesis 23:17 And having confirmed that the field, in which there was a double cave overlooking Mamre, formerly belonged to Ephron, both it and the sepulcher, and all its trees, with all its surrounding limits,Genesis 23:17
Genesis 35:20 And Jacob erected a monument over her sepulcher. This is the monument to Rachel’s tomb, even to the present day.Genesis 35:20
Genesis 47:30 But I shall sleep with my fathers, and you will carry me from this land and bury me in the sepulcher of my ancestors.” And Joseph answered him, “I will do what you have ordered.”Genesis 47:30
Genesis 50:5 For my father made me swear, saying: ‘See, I am dying. You shall bury me in my sepulcher which I dug for myself in the land of Canaan.’ Therefore, I shall go up and bury my father, and then return.”Genesis 50:5
Number of the word / term Sepulcher in Genesis: 7
Bible passages with ‘Sepulcher’ in the book Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 34:6 And he buried him in the valley of the land of Moab, opposite Peor. And no man knows where his sepulcher is, even to the present day.Deuteronomy 34:6
Number of the word / term Sepulcher in Deuteronomy: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sepulcher’ in the book Judges
Judges 8:32 And Gideon, the son of Joash, died in a good old age, and he was buried in the sepulcher of his father, at Ophrah, of the family of Ezri.Judges 8:32
Number of the word / term Sepulcher in Judges: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sepulcher’ in the book 1 Samuel
1 Samuel 10:2 When you will have departed from me this day, you will find two men beside the sepulcher of Rachel, in the parts of Benjamin to the south. And they will say to you: ‘The donkeys have been found, which you had been seeking as you traveled. And your father, forgetting about the donkeys, has been anxious for you, and he says, “What shall I do about my son?” ’1 Samuel 10:2
Number of the word / term Sepulcher in 1 Samuel: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sepulcher’ in the book 2 Samuel
2 Samuel 2:32 And they took Asahel, and they buried him in the sepulcher of his father at Bethlehem. And Joab, and the men who were with him, walked throughout the night, and they arrived in Hebron at the very break of day.2 Samuel 2:32
2 Samuel 4:12 And so, David commanded his servants, and they put them to death. And cutting off their hands and feet, they suspended them up over the pool in Hebron. But the head of Ishbosheth they took and buried in the sepulcher of Abner at Hebron.2 Samuel 4:12
2 Samuel 17:23 Then Ahithophel, seeing that his counsel had not been done, saddled his donkey, and he rose up and went away to his own house and to his own city. And putting his house in order, he killed himself by hanging. And he was buried in the sepulcher of his father.2 Samuel 17:23
2 Samuel 19:37 But I beg you that I, your servant, may be returned and may die in my own city, and may be buried beside the sepulcher of my father and my mother. But there is your servant Chimham; let him go with you, my lord the king. And do for him whatever seems good to you.”2 Samuel 19:37
2 Samuel 21:14 And they buried them with the bones of Saul and his son Jonathan, in the land of Benjamin, to the side of the sepulcher of his father Kish. And they did all that the king had instructed. And after these things, God showed favor again to the land.2 Samuel 21:14
Number of the word / term Sepulcher in 2 Samuel: 5
Bible passages with ‘Sepulcher’ in the book 1 Kings
1 Kings 13:22 and you turned back, and ate bread, and drank water in the place where he commanded you that you should not eat bread, nor drink water: your dead body shall not be carried back to the sepulcher of your fathers.”1 Kings 13:22
1 Kings 13:30 And he placed his dead body in his own sepulcher. And they mourned for him, saying: “Alas! Alas! My brother!”1 Kings 13:30
1 Kings 13:31 And when they had mourned over him, he said to his sons: “When I will have died, bury me in the sepulcher in which the man of God was buried. Place my bones beside his bones.1 Kings 13:31
1 Kings 14:13 And all of Israel will mourn him, and will bury him. For he alone of Jeroboam shall be brought into a sepulcher. For concerning him, there has been found a good word from the Lord, the God of Israel, in the house of Jeroboam.1 Kings 14:13
Number of the word / term Sepulcher in 1 Kings: 4
Bible passages with ‘Sepulcher’ in the book 2 Kings
2 Kings 9:28 And his servants placed him upon his chariot, and they took him to Jerusalem. And they buried him in the sepulcher with his fathers, in the city of David.2 Kings 9:28
2 Kings 13:21 But certain ones who were burying a man saw the robbers, and they cast the dead body into the sepulcher of Elisha. But when it had touched the bones of Elisha, the man revived, and he stood upon his feet.2 Kings 13:21
2 Kings 21:26 And they buried him in his sepulcher, in the garden of Uzza. And his son, Josiah, reigned in his place.2 Kings 21:26
2 Kings 22:20 For this reason, I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be gathered to your sepulcher in peace, so that your eyes may not see all the evils that I will bring over this place.”2 Kings 22:20
2 Kings 23:16 And in that place Josiah, turning, saw the sepulchers which were on the mount. And he sent and took the bones from the sepulchers. And he burned them upon the altar, and he defiled it in accord with the word of the Lord, which was spoken by the man of God, who had predicted these events.2 Kings 23:16
2 Kings 23:17 And he said, “What is that monument that I see?” And the citizens of that city responded to him: “It is the sepulcher of the man of God, who came from Judah, and who predicted these events, which you have carried out concerning the altar of Bethel.”2 Kings 23:17
2 Kings 23:30 And his servants carried him dead from Megiddo. And they took him to Jerusalem, and they buried him in his own sepulcher. And the people of the land took Jehoahaz, the son of Josiah. And they anointed him, and made him king in place of his father.2 Kings 23:30
Number of the word / term Sepulcher in 2 Kings: 7
Bible passages with ‘Sepulcher’ in the book 2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 16:14 And they buried him in his own sepulcher, which he had made for himself in the City of David. And they placed him upon his bed, full of the aromatics and ointments of courtesans, which were composed with the skill of the perfumers. And they burned these over him with very great ostentation.2 Chronicles 16:14
2 Chronicles 21:20 He was thirty-two years old when he had begun to reign, and he reigned for eight years in Jerusalem. And he did not walk uprightly. And they buried him in the City of David, yet truly, not in the sepulcher of the kings.2 Chronicles 21:20
2 Chronicles 24:25 And upon departing, they left him greatly debilitated. Then his servants rose up against him, in vengeance for the blood of the son of Jehoiada the priest. And they killed him on his bed, and he died. And they buried him in the City of David, but not in the sepulchers of the kings.2 Chronicles 24:25
2 Chronicles 26:23 And Uzziah slept with his fathers. And they buried him in the field of the royal sepulchers, because he was a leper. And Jotham, his son, reigned in his place.2 Chronicles 26:23
2 Chronicles 28:27 And Ahaz slept with his fathers. And they buried him in the city of Jerusalem. And they did not allow him to be in the sepulchers of the kings of Israel. And his son, Hezekiah, reigned in his place.2 Chronicles 28:27
2 Chronicles 32:33 And Hezekiah slept with his fathers. And they buried him above the sepulchers of the sons of David. And all of Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, celebrated his funeral. And his son, Manasseh, reigned in his place.2 Chronicles 32:33
2 Chronicles 34:28 For now I will gather you to your fathers, and you will be brought into your sepulcher in peace. Neither shall your eyes see all the evil that I will lead in, over this place and over its inhabitants.” And so they took back to the king all that she had said.2 Chronicles 34:28
Number of the word / term Sepulcher in 2 Chronicles: 7
Bible passages with ‘Sepulcher’ in the book Nehemiah
Nehemiah 2:3 And I said to the king: “O king, live forever. Why should my expression not be mournful, since the city of the house of the sepulchers of my father is desolate, and its gates have been burned with fire?”Nehemiah 2:3
Nehemiah 2:5 And I said to the king: “If it seems good to the king, and if your servant is pleasing before your face: that you would send me into Judea, to the city of the sepulcher of my father. And I will rebuild it.”Nehemiah 2:5
Nehemiah 3:16 After him, Nehemiah, the son of Azbuk, the leader of one half part of the street of Bethzur, built, as far as opposite the sepulcher of David, and even to the pool, which was constructed with great labor, and even to the house of the strong.Nehemiah 3:16
Number of the word / term Sepulcher in Nehemiah: 3
Bible passages with ‘Sepulcher’ in the book Psalm
Psalm 5:10 Their throat is an open sepulcher. They have acted deceitfully with their tongues. Judge them, O God. Let them fall by their own intentions: according to the multitude of their impiety, expel them. For they have provoked you, O Lord.Psalm 5:10
Psalm 14:3 They have all gone astray; together they have become useless. There is no one who does good; there is not even one. Their throat is an open sepulcher. With their tongues, they have been acting deceitfully; the venom of asps is under their lips. Their mouth is full of curses and bitterness. Their feet are swift to shed blood. Grief and unhappiness are in their ways; and the way of peace, they have not known. There is no fear of God before their eyes.Psalm 14:3
Psalm 49:11 And their sepulchers will be their houses forever, their tabernacles from generation to generation. They have called their names in their own lands.Psalm 49:11
Psalm 68:6 It is God who makes men dwell in a house under one custom. He leads out those who are strongly bound, and similarly, those who exasperate, who dwell in sepulchers.Psalm 68:6
Psalm 88:5 idle among the dead. I am like the wounded sleeping in sepulchers, whom you no longer remember, and who have been repelled by your hand.Psalm 88:5
Psalm 88:11 Could anyone declare your mercy in the sepulcher, or your truth from within perdition?Psalm 88:11
Number of the word / term Sepulcher in Psalm: 6
Bible passages with ‘Sepulcher’ in the book Isaiah
Isaiah 11:10 In that day, the root of Jesse, who stands as a sign among the people, the same the Gentiles shall beseech, and his sepulcher will be glorious.Isaiah 11:10
Isaiah 22:16 “What are you here, or who are you claiming to be here? For you have hewn a sepulcher for yourself here. You have diligently hewn a memorial in a rock, as a tabernacle to yourself.Isaiah 22:16
Isaiah 65:4 They live in sepulchers, and they sleep in the shrines of idols. They eat the flesh of swine, and a profane elixir is in their vessels.Isaiah 65:4
Number of the word / term Sepulcher in Isaiah: 3
Bible passages with ‘Sepulcher’ in the book Jeremiah
Jeremiah 5:16 Their quiver is like an open sepulcher. They are all strong.Jeremiah 5:16
Jeremiah 20:17 So let him be, who did not put me to death from the womb, so that my mother would have been my sepulcher, and her womb would have been my eternal resting place!Jeremiah 20:17
Number of the word / term Sepulcher in Jeremiah: 2
Bible passages with ‘Sepulcher’ in the book Ezekiel
Ezekiel 37:12 Because of this, prophesy, and you shall say to them: Thus says the Lord God: Behold, I will open your tombs, and I will lead you away from your sepulchers, O my people. And I will lead you into the land of Israel.Ezekiel 37:12
Ezekiel 37:13 And you shall know that I am the Lord, when I will have opened your sepulchers, and when I will have led you away from your tombs, O my people.Ezekiel 37:13
Ezekiel 39:11 And this shall be in that day: I will give Gog a renown place as a sepulcher in Israel, the valley of the wayfarers to the east of the sea, which will cause astonishment in those who pass by. And in that place, they will bury Gog and all his multitude, and it will be called the valley of the multitude of Gog.Ezekiel 39:11
Number of the word / term Sepulcher in Ezekiel: 3
Bible passages with ‘Sepulcher’ in the book Matthew
Matthew 23:27 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed sepulchers, which outwardly appear brilliant to men, yet truly, inside, they are filled with the bones of the dead and with all filth.Matthew 23:27
Matthew 23:29 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites, who build the sepulchers of the prophets and adorn the monuments of the just.Matthew 23:29
Matthew 27:61 Now Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were there, sitting opposite the sepulcher.Matthew 27:61
Matthew 27:64 Therefore, order the sepulcher to be guarded until the third day, lest perhaps his disciples may come and steal him, and say to the people, ‘He has risen from the dead.’ And this last error would be worse than the first.”Matthew 27:64
Matthew 27:66 Then, going out, they secured the sepulcher with guards, sealing the stone.Matthew 27:66
Matthew 28:1 Now on the morning of the Sabbath, when it began to grow light on the first Sabbath, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the sepulcher.Matthew 28:1
Number of the word / term Sepulcher in Matthew: 6
Bible passages with ‘Sepulcher’ in the book Mark
Mark 15:46 Then Joseph, having bought a fine linen cloth, and taking him down, wrapped him in the fine linen and laid him in a sepulcher, which was hewn from a rock. And he rolled a stone to the entrance of the tomb.Mark 15:46
Number of the word / term Sepulcher in Mark: 1
Bible passages with ‘Sepulcher’ in the book Luke
Luke 8:27 And when he had gone out to the land, a certain man met him, who had now had a demon for a long time. And he did not wear clothes, nor did he stay in a house, but among the sepulchers.Luke 8:27
Luke 11:48 Clearly, you are testifying that you consent to the actions of your fathers, because even though they killed them, you build their sepulchers.Luke 11:48
Number of the word / term Sepulcher in Luke: 2
Bible passages with ‘Sepulcher’ in the book Acts
Acts 2:29 Noble brothers, permit me to speak freely to you about the Patriarch David: for he passed away and was buried, and his sepulcher is with us, even to this very day.Acts 2:29
Acts 7:16 And they crossed over into Shechem, and they were placed in the sepulcher which Abraham bought for a sum of money from the sons of Hamor, the son of Shechem.Acts 7:16
Number of the word / term Sepulcher in Acts: 2
Bible passages with ‘Sepulcher’ in the book Romans
Romans 3:13 Their throat is an open sepulcher. With their tongues, they have been acting deceitfully. The venom of asps is under their lips.Romans 3:13
Number of the word / term ‘Sepulcher’ in Romans: 1
These texts are taken from the following version: Catholic Public Domain Version.
Number of Bible Verses found on the topic: 62
