Burial chamber
Burial chamber Graves often consisted of cut-rock chambers that were reached through cut-rock steps. The antechamber (C) was separated by a wall (E, D) from the burial chamber (A, B) . Family members always used such burial chambers for several generations. Judg 8:32; 16:31; 2 Sam 2:32; 3:32; 19:37; 1 Kings 13:22; 2 Kings 9:28; 13:21; 22:20; 23:16; Ps 88:5; Jer 5:16; 8:1; Nah 1:14