From Nave’s Topical Bible
Mourning
Every passage the 1896 Nave’s Topical Biblegathers under this heading, in Nave’s own arrangement and then in Bible order. MannaFest has not written this page — it is the older index, transcribed, with the Word travelling beside each reference.
- 80Passages listed
- 23Books of the 66
- 1896Nave's edition
How Nave’s arranged it
- For the dead
- Head uncoveredLeviticus 10:6Leviticus 21:10
- Lying on the ground2 Samuel 12:16
- Personal appearance neglected2 Samuel 14:2
- Cutting the fleshLeviticus 19:28Leviticus 21:1–5Deuteronomy 14:1Jeremiah 16:6Jeremiah 16:7Jeremiah 41:5
- LamentationsGenesis 50:10Exodus 12:301 Samuel 30:4Jeremiah 22:18Matthew 2:17Matthew 2:18
- Fasting1 Samuel 31:132 Samuel 1:122 Samuel 3:35
- Priests prohibited, except for the nearest of kinLeviticus 21:1–11
- For Nadab and Abihu forbiddenLeviticus 10:6
- Sexes separated inZechariah 12:12Zechariah 12:14
- Hired mourners2 Chronicles 35:25Ecclesiastes 12:5Jeremiah 9:17Matthew 9:23
- Abraham mourned for SarahGenesis 23:2
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- The Egyptians mourned for Jacob for seventy daysGenesis 50:1–3
- The Israelites mourned for Aaron for thirty daysNumbers 20:29
- David's lamentations over
- The death of Saul and his sons2 Samuel 1:17–27
- The death of Abner2 Samuel 3:332 Samuel 3:34
- The death of Absalom2 Samuel 18:33
- Jeremiah and the singing men and singing women lament for Josiah2 Chronicles 35:25
- For calamities and other sorrows
- Ripping the garmentsGenesis 37:29Genesis 37:34Genesis 44:13Numbers 14:6Judges 11:352 Samuel 1:22 Samuel 1:112 Samuel 3:312 Samuel 13:192 Samuel 13:312 Samuel 15:322 Kings 2:122 Kings 5:82 Kings 6:302 Kings 11:142 Kings 19:12 Kings 22:112 Kings 22:19Ezra 9:3Ezra 9:5
- Wearing mourning clothesGenesis 38:142 Samuel 14:2
- See Sackcloth
- Cutting or plucking off the hair and beardEzra 9:3Jeremiah 7:29
- See Baldness
- Covering
- The head and the face2 Samuel 15:302 Samuel 19:4Esther 6:12Jeremiah 14:3Jeremiah 14:4
- The upper lipLeviticus 13:45Ezekiel 24:17Ezekiel 24:22Micah 3:7
- Laying aside ornamentsExodus 33:4Exodus 33:6
- Walking barefoot2 Samuel 15:30Isaiah 20:2
- Laying the hand on the head2 Samuel 13:19Jeremiah 2:37
- Ashes put on the headEzekiel 27:30
- Dust on the headJoshua 7:6
- Dressing in blackJeremiah 14:2
- Sitting on the groundIsaiah 3:26
- Caused ceremonial defilementNumbers 19:11–16Numbers 31:19Leviticus 21:1
- Prevented offerings from being acceptedDeuteronomy 26:14Hosea 9:4
- See Elegy
The passages, in Bible order (80)
The same references, sorted Genesis to Revelation. The first 16 are quoted in full; the rest are one click beneath them, book by book.
- Genesis 23:2
She died in Kiriath-arba (that is, Hebron) in the land of Canaan, and Abraham went out to mourn and to weep for her.
Commentary on Genesis 23:21 voice
A brother asked an old man, "What shall I do for my sins?" He replied, "He who desires to be free from his sins shall be freed from them by weeping, and he who wishes to build virtues in himself will build them by weeping. …
Martin of Braga· SAYINGS OF THE EGYPTIAN FATHERS 33-34, 580Patristic
- Genesis 37:29
When Reuben returned to the pit and saw that Joseph was not there, he tore his clothes,
Commentary on Genesis 37:291 voice
And Reuben returned unto the pit,.... It is very probable he had pretended to go somewhere on business, with an intention to take a circuit, and come to the pit and deliver his brother, and go home with him to his father. The Jews say (b) he departed from his brethren, and sat down on a certain mountain, that he might descend in the night and take Joseph out of the pit, and accordingly he came down in the night, and found him not.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Genesis 37:34
Then Jacob tore his clothes, put sackcloth around his waist, and mourned for his son many days.
Commentary on Genesis 37:341 voice
And Jacob rent his clothes,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Genesis 38:14
she removed her widow’s garments, covered her face with a veil to disguise herself, and sat at the entrance to Enaim, which is on the way to Timnah. For she saw that although Shelah had grown up, she had not been given to him as a wife.
Commentary on Genesis 38:141 voice
(Verse 14) And he sat at the gate of Enaim, which is on the road to Thamna. The Hebrew phrase Enaim (), is translated as 'in the eyes.' Therefore, it is not a place name, but rather a description. He sat at a crossroads or a junction where a traveler must carefully look to choose the right path.
Jerome· Hebrew Questions on Genesis, 420Patristic
- Genesis 44:13
Then they all tore their clothes, loaded their donkeys, and returned to the city.
Commentary on Genesis 44:131 voice
Then they rent their clothes,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Genesis 50:1–3
Then Joseph fell upon his father’s face, wept over him, and kissed him.
Commentary on Genesis 50:1–31 voice
And Joseph fell upon his father's face,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Genesis 50:10
When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, which is across the Jordan, they lamented and wailed loudly, and Joseph mourned for his father seven days.
Commentary on Genesis 50:101 voice
And they came to the threshingfloor of Atad,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Exodus 12:30
During the night Pharaoh got up—he and all his officials and all the Egyptians—and there was loud wailing in Egypt; for there was no house without someone dead.
Commentary on Exodus 12:301 voice
And Pharaoh rose up in the night,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Exodus 33:4
When the people heard these bad tidings, they went into mourning, and no one put on any of his jewelry.
Commentary on Exodus 33:41 voice
And when the people heard these evil tidings,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Exodus 33:6
So the Israelites stripped themselves of their jewelry from Mount Horeb onward.
Commentary on Exodus 33:61 voice
And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Leviticus 10:6
Then Moses said to Aaron and his sons Eleazar and Ithamar, “Do not let your hair become disheveled and do not tear your garments, or else you will die, and the LORD will be angry with the whole congregation. But your brothers, the whole house of Israel, may mourn on account of the fire that the LORD has ignited.
Commentary on Leviticus 10:61 voice
And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar, and unto Ithamar, his sons,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Leviticus 13:45
A diseased person must wear torn clothes and let his hair hang loose, and he must cover his mouth and cry out, ‘Unclean, unclean!’
Commentary on Leviticus 13:451 voice
And the leper in whom the plague is,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Leviticus 19:28
You must not make any cuts in your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.
Commentary on Leviticus 19:281 voice
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead,.... Either with their nails, tearing their cheeks and other parts, or with any instrument, knife, razor, &c.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Leviticus 21:1–5
Then the LORD said to Moses, “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them that a priest is not to defile himself for a dead person among his people,
Commentary on Leviticus 21:1–51 voice
And the Lord said unto Moses,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Leviticus 21:10
The priest who is highest among his brothers, who has had the anointing oil poured on his head and has been ordained to wear the priestly garments, must not let his hair hang loose or tear his garments.
Commentary on Leviticus 21:101 voice
And he that is the high priest among his brethren,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
- Numbers 14:6
Joshua son of Nun and Caleb son of Jephunneh, who were among those who had spied out the land, tore their clothes
Commentary on Numbers 14:61 voice
And Joshua the son of Nun, and Caleb the son of Jephunneh,....
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)Reformed
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