Early Hebrew Burial

Question 1

What influenced Hebrew death beliefs?

Answer 1

The influences forced on them during conquests of Egypt, Babylon, Persia, and Greece

Question 2

The Hebrews believed that man was composed of two elements. What were they?

Answer 2

Basar and Nefesh

Question 3

Basar means

Answer 3

Flesh

Question 4

Nefesh means

Answer 4

Breath

Question 5

At death, where would the soul go?

Answer 5

Sheol

Question 6

Where would the soul of the good go?

Answer 6

On to a glorious existence in Sheol

Question 7

Where would the soul of the evil go?

Answer 7

Eternal Damnation

Question 8

We get the Hebrew burial customs from the historical account of this Jewish historian

Answer 8

Flavius Josephus

Question 9

What were Hebrews buried in?

Answer 9

Their own clothes, indicating their station in life

Question 10

When were Hebrews buried?

Answer 10

By the evening of the day of death

Question 11

Why were Hebrews buried so quickly?

Answer 11

Rapid putrefaction

Question 12

Hebrew mourning customs included these

Answer 12

tearing of clothes
Men stripped down to loin clothes
Sandals discarded
Covering of head 
Fasting
Hired mourners

Question 13

Where were Hebrews buried?

Answer 13

With their kin or clan in Sheol

Question 14

What are the 4 varieties of Hebrew graves?

Answer 14

Sunken grave
Single chamber
Multi-grave chamber
Multi-Chamber

Question 15

This grave is a simple bench or trench

Answer 15

Sunken Grave

Question 16

This grave is an above ground, one grave tomb

Answer 16

Single Chamber

Question 17

This grave is an above ground, more than one grave or cave

Answer 17

Multi-Grave Chamber

Question 18

This grave was only for the wealthy, several connected multi-grave chambers

Answer 18

Multi-Chamber

Question 19

How did Hebrews view cremation?

Answer 19

As an insult and was strictly forbidden

Question 20

To leave the dead unburied or to violate the grave could be

Answer 20

punished by death