Leviticus 21:1

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Leviticus 21:1 (WEB)
The LORD said to Moses, “Speak to the priests, the sons of Aaron, and say to them, ‘A priest shall not defile himself for the dead among his people,

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Tertullian, The Five Books Against Marcion IV.23Book IV
““The priest,” says He, “shall not enter where there is any dead person; and for his father he shall not be defiled”; as well as that in Numbers, which relates to the (Nazarite) vow of separation; for there he who devotes himself to God, among other things, is bidden “not to…” — editor's note: Lev. xxi. 1, according to our author’s reading.
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2 Chronicles 35:14
Leviticus 21:1 and 2 Chronicles 35:14 share the same wording (10 words).

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Verse2 Chronicles 35:14

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PassageThe Five Books Against Marcion IV.23

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