Bury קֶ֫בֶר

Inspiring Words Knight Vision · Feb 26, 2025 · 3m

Our word is used the most in Genesis chapter 23 which we are still in today. This is the first time our word is used in the Bible. We have both the noun and the verb forms of the root word קֶ֫בֶר bury, place in a grave, grave, burial chamber. The noun is used 66 times and the verb is used 132 times in the Old Testament. We see the word used a lot qualified with family. Judges 8:32 Gideon son of Joash died at a good old age and was קֶ֫בֶר buried in the tomb of his father. Judges 16:31 Then his brothers and his father’s whole family went down to get him. They brought him back and קֶ֫בֶר buried…