Bible Dictionary
BURIER
A burier is a person appointed to bury the dead. In Ezekiel’s vision, buriers followed those searching the land and marked places where human remains were found.
Definition
A burier is a person who buries the dead. The term refers to those assigned to inter human remains after they have been located and marked.
Biblical Usage
In Ezekiel 39:15, searchers who find human remains set up a sign so that the buriers following them can bury them.
Historical Background
The described procedure involved a coordinated search through the land: searchers marked discoveries, and buriers followed to carry out the burial.
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Historical Bible Dictionaries
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>ber'-i-er (kabhar): "Set up a sign by it, till the buriers have buried it" (Eze 39:15). "When the searchers found any human remains as they passed through the land, they were to set up a mark to attract the attention of the buriers, who followed them" (Dummelow's Commentary, in the place cited.).</p><p>See BURIAL.</p>