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Moses and Joshua in the Tabernacle, James Tissot

Leviticus 21:3

James Tissot, Moses and Joshua in the Tabernacle, c. 1896–1902 · Jewish Museum, New York · Public domainJames Tissot, Moses and Joshua in the Tabernacle, c. 1896–1902, Jewish Museum, New York

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Leviticus 21:3 (WEB)

and for his virgin sister who is near to him, who has had no husband; for her he may defile himself.

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  • “…how is it that one is taken, the other rejected?And the widow of a priest is bidden abide in the house of her father, and not to contract a second marriage.If the sister of a priest dies in virginity, just as the priest is commanded to go to the funeral of his father and mother, so must he go to hers.” — editor's note: Levit. xxi. 3.

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