TOPICAL STUDY

BEREAVEMENT

GEN 23:2 And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of

Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her.

GEN 37:34 And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon his loins, and

mourned for his son many days.

GEN 37:35 And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to comfort him; but he

refused to be comforted; and he said, For I will go down into the grave unto my

son mourning. Thus his father wept for him.

GEN 50:1 And Joseph fell upon his father's face, and wept upon him, and kissed

him.

GEN 50:4 And when the days of his mourning were past, Joseph spake unto the

house of Pharaoh, saying, If now I have found grace in your eyes, speak, I pray

you, in the ears of Pharaoh, saying,

EXO 12:29 And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the

firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his

throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the

firstborn of cattle.

EXO 12:30 And Pharaoh rose up in the night, he, and all his servants, and all

the Egyptians; and there was a great cry in Egypt; for there was not a house

where there was not one dead.

LEV 10:6 And Moses said unto Aaron, and unto Eleazar and unto Ithamar, his

sons, Uncover not your heads, neither rend your clothes; lest ye die, and lest

wrath come upon all the people: but let your brethren, the whole house of

Israel, bewail the burning which the LORD hath kindled.

RTH 1:3 And Elimelech Naomi's husband died; and she was left, and her two sons.

RTH 1:5 And Mahlon and Chilion died also both of them; and the woman was left

of her two sons and her husband.

RTH 1:20 And she said unto them, Call me not Naomi, call me Mara: for the

Almighty hath dealt very bitterly with me.

RTH 1:21 I went out full and the LORD hath brought me home again empty: why

then call ye me Naomi, seeing the LORD hath testified against me, and the

Almighty hath afflicted me?

2SA 12:15 And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child

that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick.

2SA 12:16 David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and

went in, and lay all night upon the earth.

2SA 12:17 And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, to raise him up

from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them.

2SA 12:18 And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the

servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said,

Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not

hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the

child is dead?

2SA 12:19 But when David saw that his servants whispered, David perceived that

the child was dead: therefore David said unto his servants, Is the child dead?

And they said, He is dead.

2SA 12:20 Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself,

and changed his apparel, and came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped:

then he came to his own house; and when he required, they set bread before him,

and he did eat.

2SA 12:21 Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast

done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the

child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread.

2SA 12:22 And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I

said, Who can tell whether GOD will be gracious to me, that the child may live?

2SA 12:23 But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back

again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.

2SA 18:33 And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the

gate, and wept: and as he went, thus he said, O my son Absalom, my son, my son

Absalom! would God I had died for thee, O Absalom, my son, my son!

2SA 19:4 But the king covered his face, and the king cried with a loud voice, O

my son Absalom, O Absalom, my son, my son!

JOB 1:19 And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote

the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are

dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

JOB 1:20 Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell

down upon the ground, and worshipped,

JOB 1:21 And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I

return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name

of the LORD.

PRO 15:13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the

heart the spirit is broken.

ECC 7:2 It is better to go to the house of mourning, than to go to the house of

feasting: for that is the end of all men; and the living will lay it to his

heart.

ECC 7:3 Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance

the heart is made better.

ECC 7:4 The heart of the wise is in the house of mourning; but the heart of

fools is in the house of mirth.

EZE 24:16 Son of man, behold, I take away from thee the desire of thine eyes

with a stroke: yet neither shalt thou mourn nor weep, neither shall thy tears

run down.

EZE 24:17 Forbear to cry, make no mourning for the dead, bind the tire of thine

head upon thee, and put on thy shoes upon thy feet, and cover not thy lips, and

eat not the bread of men.

EZE 24:18 So I spake unto the people in the morning: and at even my wife died;

and I did in the morning as I was commanded.

HOS 9:12 Though they bring up their children, yet will I bereave them, that

there shall not be a man left: yea, woe also to them when I depart from them!

2CO 1:3 Blessed be God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of

mercies, and the God of all comfort;

2CO 1:4 Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, that we may be able to

comfort them which are in any trouble, by the comfort wherewith we ourselves are

comforted of God.

1TH 4:13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them

which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

1TH 4:14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also

which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

1TH 4:15 For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are

alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are

asleep.

1TH 4:16 For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the

voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall

rise first:

1TH 4:17 Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with

them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with

the Lord.

1TH 4:18 Wherefore comfort one another with these words.