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them (Isaiah 1:8; Mark 12:1), in which their keepers sat. On account of their retirement they were frequently used as places for secret prayer and communion with God (Genesis 24:63; Matthew 26:30-36; John 1:48; 18:1,
2). The dead were sometimes buried in gardens (Genesis 23:19, 20; 2 Kings
21:18, 26; 1 Samuel 25:1; Mark 15:46; John 19:41). (See PARADISE.)