Acts 5:6

Young men. Literally, “younger men.”

Wound him up. Or, “wrapped him up,” probably in the robe he was wearing at the moment. It was customary to wrap the body in a winding sheet, followed by immediate burial outside the walls of a city. Among the Jews contact with a corpse resulted in ceremonial defilement (see on Num. 19:11). This, coupled with the desire to avoid costly embalming methods, required a prompt burial.

Buried him. As is seen from the burials of Lazarus (see on John 11:38) and Jesus (see on Matt. 27:60), the dead were deposited in caves or tombs, which were closed by large stones. Thus little time would be needed for the burial of Ananias. For Jewish attention to funeral rites see on Acts 8:2.