Luk 23:55-56 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Luke 23:55-56: 23:55-56 The women took special note of the tomb’s location because they would return with spices and ointments to anoint his body . The spices were to mask the stench of a rotting corpse. A body would be placed on a stone bench in the side of the tomb until the flesh decomposed. The bones would then be collected and placed in a small ossuary, or bone box, and placed on a shelf in the tomb. In this way, a tomb could be used for many family members over an extended period of time.

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‏ Luke 23:55-56

Summary for Luke 23:55-56: 23:55-56 ^a The women took special note of the tomb’s location because they would return with spices and ointments to anoint his body. The spices were to mask the stench of a rotting corpse. A body would be placed on a stone bench in the side of the tomb until the flesh decomposed. The bones would then be collected and placed in a small ossuary, or bone box, and placed on a shelf in the tomb. In this way, a tomb could be used for many family members over an extended period of time.