They Who Have Departed This Life Genesis 23:2, 25:8, Job 1:19

Terms Used to Express

Corpses 2 Kings 19:35, Nahum 3:3

Carcases Numbers 14:29, 32, 33, 1 Kings 13:24

Those who are not Matthew 2:18

Deceased Isaiah 26:14, Matthew 22:25

Characterised By

Being without the Spirit James 2:26

Being incapable of motion Matthew 28:4, Revelation 1:17

Ignorance of all human affairs Ecclesiastes 9:5

Absence of all human passions Ecclesiastes 9:6

Inability to glorify God Psalm 115:17

Return Not to This Life Job 7:9, 10, 14:10, 14

Eyes Of, Closed by Nearest of Kin Genesis 46:4

Were Washed and Laid Out Acts 9:37

Were Wrapped in Lined with Spices John 19:40

Mourning For, Often

Very great Genesis 27:35, Jeremiah 31:15, Matthew 2:18, John 11:33

Loud and clamorous Jeremiah 16:6, Mark 5:38

By hired mourners Jeremiah 9:17, 18, Amos 5:16

With plaintive music Jeremiah 48:36, Matthew 9:23

Testified by change of apparel 2 Samuel 14:2

Testified by taring the hair Jeremiah 16:7

Testified by covering the head 2 Samuel 19:4

Testified by rending the garments Genesis 37:34, 2 Samuel 3:31

Lasted many days Genesis 37:34, 50:3, 10

Regard Often Shown to the Memory Of Ruth 1:8

Too Soon Forgotten Psalm 31:12, Ecclesiastes 9:5

Heathenish Expressions of Grief For, Forbidden Leviticus 19:28, Deuteronomy 14:1, 2

All Offerings To, Forbidden Deuteronomy 26:14

Touching Of, Caused Uncleanness Numbers 19:11, 13, 16, 9:6, 7

In a House Rendered It Unclean Numbers 19:14, 15

Even Bones Of, Caused Uncleanness Numbers 19:16, 2 Chronicles 34:5

A priest not to mourn for, except when near of kin Leviticus 21:1-3, Ezekiel 44:25

High Priest in No Case to Mourn For Leviticus 21:10, 11

Nazarites Not to Touch or Mourn For Numbers 6:6, 7

Those Defiled By, Removed from the Camp Numbers 5:2

Uncleanness Contracted From, Removed by the Water Numbers 19:12, 18

Idolaters

Tore themselves for Jeremiah 16:7

Offered sacrifices for Psalm 106:28

Invoked and consulted 1 Samuel 28:7, 8

Consecrated part of their crops to Deuteronomy 26:14

The Jews Looked for a Resurrection From Isaiah 26:19, Acts 24:15

Instances Of, Restored to Life before Christ 1 Kings 17:22, 2 Kings 4:34-36, 13:21

Instances Of, Restored by Christ Matthew 9:25, Luke 7:15, John 11:44, Acts 9:40, 20:12

Illustrative Of

Man's state by nature 2 Corinthians 5:4, Ephesians 2:1, 5

A state of deep affliction, &c Psalm 88:5, 6, 143:3, Isaiah 59:10

Freedom from the power of sin Romans 6:2, 8, 11, Colossians 3:3

Freedom from the law Romans 7:4

Faith without works 1 Timothy 5:6, James 2:17, 26

Diviners &c Isaiah 8:19

Impotence Genesis 20:3, Romans 4:19