1. 1 Samuel 25:1 (NEG79)
  2. Explication du texte

What does it mean that Samuel was buried in his house?

1 Samuel 25:1 (NEG79)

1 Samuel mourut. Tout Israël s'étant assemblé le pleura, et on l'enterra dans sa demeure à Rama. Ce fut alors que David se leva et descendit au désert de Paran.

Burial in a house is unusual and this is the only instance in the Bible where it is said to have taken place.1 It could be that it refers to burial outside his home or in his hometown.