Matthew 23:29

Matthew 23:29. For ye build the sepulchres of the prophets. (Comp. Luke 11:47-48). According to the universal custom of building monuments to ancient and celebrated persons.

And garnish the tombs of the righteous, those considered especially saintly. ‘The prophets,' the higher class, are represented as lying for a long time in unknown, perhaps dishonored, graves. The so-called ‘tombs of the prophets' are still pointed out near the Mount of Olives on the road from Jerusalem to Bethany.