Phil Early Christians started to bury their dead facing the east because they believe that is the predicted direction of the return of Christ. Matthew 24:27 For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. ----- Original Message ----- From: helnphil To: STRONG-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 10:13 PM Subject: [STRONG] Headstones For the most part, headstones seem to allways face east. Can anyone tell me why this is? Phil My Interests: In Lincs -JOHNSON, FENWICK, BANCROFT, SOMERSCALES, PARNELL, WILLERTON, WILLOWS, WILLEY, BARKER, SEARBY, HOLGRATH, SURFLEET, TOMLINSON, BRUMFIELD In London/Middlesex - NEWMAN, MAZEMORE, BARNFATHER, BANKS, GIBBS, SCHOLFIELD, STRONG, EBERLET ==== STRONG Mailing List ==== ======================================================== THE STRONG GENEALOGY NETWORK web site: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/5744/ Register of Strong ancestors, by location. Links to websites with Strong data (GEDCOM to HTML) ==========================================================