Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.

Bible References

Toucheth the dead

Leviticus 11:31
These are unclean for you among all the swarming creatures. Whoever touches them when they are dead will be unclean until evening.
Leviticus 21:1
The Lord said to Moses: “Speak to Aaron’s sons, the priests, and tell them: A priest is not to make himself ceremonially unclean for a dead person among his relatives,
Lamentations 4:14
נ NunBlind, they stumbled in the streets,
defiled by this blood,
so that no one dared
to touch their garments.
Haggai 2:13
Then Haggai asked, “If someone defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?”

The priests answered, “It becomes defiled.”
Romans 5:12
Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, in this way death spread to all men, because all sinned.
2 Corinthians 6:17
Therefore, come out from among them
and be separate, says the Lord;
do not touch any unclean thing,
and I will welcome you.
Ephesians 2:1
And you were dead in your trespasses and sins
Hebrews 9:14
how much more will the blood of the Messiah, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself without blemish to God, cleanse our consciences from dead works to serve the living God?

General references

Leviticus 7:19
“Meat that touches anything unclean must not be eaten; it is to be burned up. Everyone who is clean may eat any other meat.
Leviticus 11:39
“If one of the animals that you use for food dies, anyone who touches its carcass will be unclean until evening.
Ezekiel 44:26
After he is cleansed, he is to count off seven days for himself.

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