The Bible says "As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go.” And Jesus said to him, “The foxes have holes and the birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” And He said to another, “Follow Me.” But he said, “Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.” But He said to him, “Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God.” Another also said, “I will follow You, Lord; but first permit me to say good-bye to those at home.” But Jesus said to him, “No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:57-62. "Jewish burial practices in the time of Jesus actually consisted of 2 burials that took place at least one year apart. The first within the family burial cave [known as being gathered to the fathers] and was followed by a period of morning. The second was within a bone box [ossuary], usually with the remains of other family members, after the flesh has decomposed."- "the stones cry out" p. 42.
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