Why Jesus was buried in Jerusalem by Joseph of Arimathea
Jesus was buried in Jerusalem because Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple of Jesus, requested His body from Pilate and laid it in his own new tomb, fulfilling Jewish burial practices and preparing for the resurrection.
Holy Saturday and waiting between cross and resurrection: A Biblical Guide
Holy Saturday is not a day of hidden drama but of documented silence: a dead man in a closed, sealed, guarded tomb, watched by grieving women. The burial was as real as the death, and none of the security prevented the resurrection.