Tomb
A place in the Bible
A grave. In the time of Jesus, many tombs were caves cut into the rock and closed with a large stone.
What happened here
- The tomb of Jesus: Joseph of Arimathea laid him in a new tomb, hewn out of the rock, and closed it with a large stone.
- On Sunday: Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early in the morning and saw that the stone had been removed. Jesus had risen.
Where it appears in the Bible
John 11:17; John 11:38; Matthew 27:60; John 20:1; Mark 16:6
What the Bible says
John 11:17
Jesus therefore came, and found that he had been four days already in the grave.
John 11:38
Jesus therefore again groaning in himself, cometh to the sepulchre. Now it was a cave; and a stone was laid over it.
Matthew 27:60
And laid it in his own new monument, which he had hewed out in a rock. And he rolled a great stone to the door of the monument, and went his way.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: John 11:38; Mark 15:46