1 Corinthians 15:18

18 Then they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished.

Ver. 18. Asleep in Christ ] The Germans call the churchyard God’s Acre, because the bodies are sowed therein, to be raised again. The Greeks call them κοιμητηρια , sleeping houses. The Hebrews call the grave Becbajim, the house of the living, Job calls it the congregation house of all living, Job 30:23 . As the apostle calls heaven the congregation house of the firstborn, Hebrews 12:23 .