And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.
This continued day after day until two full years had passed. Finally, his intestines came out because of his disease, a
And Joseph directed the physicians in his service to embalm his father Israel. So they embalmed him,
you will die in peace. As spices were burned for your fathers, the former kings who preceded you, so people will burn sp
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so they could go and anoin
So his servants took him out of his chariot, put him in his second chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died.
What are you doing here, and who authorized you to carve out a tomb for yourself here—to chisel your tomb in the height
Prepare from these a sacred anointing oil, a fragrant blend, the work of a perfumer; it will be a sacred anointing oil.
Nicodemus, who had previously come to Jesus at night, also brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about seventy-five poun
As dead flies bring a stench to the perfumer’s oil, so a little folly outweighs wisdom and honor.