Show Jewish Mourning Customs Custom The Scriptures set forth many Interesting In details concerning the Uie method of ot Jewish mourning The Tha next of ot kin closed the eyes of ot the deceased the corpse was bathed and It If a p person of ot any consequence the body was laid for a time In spices or was anointed with them swathed in linen bandages and deposited deposited deposited de de- de- de posited in a tomb The mourners went bareheaded and barefooted covered their mouths and kept silence wore sackcloth and sat In ashes B I Funeral songs were sung by hired singers and splendid sepulchers sepulchers chers containing numerous niches were carved out of rock As a niche was vas filled a stone was waa rolled against the opening I |