Jesus' Body Is Prepared and Buried

Joseph buys clean, fine linen and takes Jesus' body down from the stake.  He wraps the corpse in the linen preparation for burial. Nicodemius, "who had come to [Jesus] in the night  the first time," helps with the preparatopm. (John 19:39)  He brings about a hundred Roman pounds  (72 modern pounds) (33 kg )  of  a costly mixture of myrrh and aloews.  Jesus' body is wrapped in bandages containing those spices, according to the Jews burial custom.

Joseph owns an unused tomb carved in rock nearby, and Jesus' body is laid in it.  Then a large stone is rolled in front of the tomb.  This is hastily done, before the Sabbath begins.  Mary Magdalene and Mary the brother of  James  the Less mayhave been helping with the preparation of Jesus' body.  They now hurry home "to prepare spices and perfumed oils" to treat Jesus' body further after the Sabbath. - LUKE 23:56.

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