Bible fact · Direct biblical statement
Jesus was buried in a new rock tomb
Joseph of Arimathea laid Jesus' body in his own new tomb cut in the rock and rolled a great stone against the door. Matthew 27:57–60
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"Joseph took the body, and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth, and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out in the rock, and he rolled a great stone against the door of the tomb." Matthew 27:59–60
John adds that it was in a garden near the place of crucifixion, a tomb where no one had yet been laid. John 19:41–42
What the Bible does not say
The location of the tomb today is not stated in Scripture; traditions differ.
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Matthew 27:57–60 WEB
57When evening had come, a rich man from Arimathaea named Joseph, who himself was also Jesus’ disciple, came. 58This man went to Pilate and asked for Jesus’ body. Then Pilate commanded the body to be given up. 59Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen cloth 60and laid it in his own new tomb, which he had cut out in the rock. Then he rolled a large stone against the door of the tomb, and departed.