Bible Verses About Burial: Often Took Place Immediately After Death

Then when Jesus came, he found that he had lain in the grave four days already.

Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.

And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.

Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.