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 to you among all that creep: whosoever does touch them, when they are dead, shall be unclean until the evening.
Leviticus 21:1
And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none defile himself for the dead among his people:
Lamentations 4:14
They have wandered as blind men in the streets, they have polluted themselves with blood, so that men could not touch their garments.
Haggai 2:13
Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean because of a dead body touches any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.
Romans 5:12
Therefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:
2 Corinthians 6:17
Therefore come out from among them, and be you separate, says the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you,
Ephesians 2:1
And you has he made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins:
Hebrews 9:14
How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

General references

Leviticus 7:19
And the flesh that touches any unclean thing shall not be eaten; it shall be burnt with fire: and as for the flesh, all that be clean shall eat thereof.
Leviticus 11:39
And if any animal, of which you may eat, dies; he that touches the carcass thereof shall be unclean until the evening.
Ezekiel 44:26
And after he is cleansed, they shall count unto him seven days.