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1 Samuel 31:11
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11 Saul Is Buried.[a] When those living in Jabesh-gilead heard what the Philistines had done to Saul,

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  1. 1 Samuel 31:11 Saul had rescued Jabesh (1 Sam 11:1-11). Cremation was forbidden, but is justified here because the decomposition of the corpses was far advanced. This is the only instance of cremation in the Bible.
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