The Facts (Chapter number: Verse)
44:22 - "[The Levites] shall not marry a widow, or a divorced woman, but only a virgin of the stock of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest."
44:25 - "They shall not defile themselves by going near to a dead person; for father or mother, however, and for son or daughter, and for brother or unmarried sister they may defile themselves."
Ezekiel 45 - No mention of any women.
Ezekiel 46 - No mention of any women.
Ezekiel 47 - No mention of any women.
Ezekiel 48 - No mention of any women.
My Comments
Finally done with Ezekiel! :D Dancing time, people!
Is it possible maybe we'll get something a little new in the next book?
Monday: Daniel
So a priest is allowed to defile himself for dead women who were close kin to him in the same way he could do for men who were close kin - except for married sisters. They're someone else's property. Bleah.
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