[Avodah] Jewish burial practice

[Zev Sero]

On 10/10/19 4:47 am, Rich, Joel via Avodah wrote:
> Any historical/halachic data on when and why Jewish burial practice 
> changed from allowing the body to decay and then “burying” the bones, to 
> the current practice?
> GT

As far as I know the old practice was necessary because EY is a rocky 
country and it's hard to dig graves in rock.  In Bavel the practice 
never existed, and in EY it changed when preserving all the arable land 
for farming became less important.

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