King James Version with full narration by Alexander Scourby
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KJV Bible Glossary
Definitions and plain-English explanations of King James Version words, phrases, and theological terms — so nothing in scripture is lost in translation.
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Sepulchre
CategoryArchaic Word / Cultural Term
Modern Equivalenta tomb; a burial chamber; a grave cut into rock.
KJV Word TypeNoun
DefinitionA tomb, typically a chamber cut into rock and sealed with a large stone. The most significant sepulchre in Scripture is the one in which Christ's body was laid, from which He rose on the third day.
Key Verses"Now in the place where he was crucified there was a garden; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein was never man yet laid." (John 19:41)