Leviticus 21:7

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They must not marry a woman who is a prostitute or has been profaned, nor may they marry a divorced woman, because priests are holy to their God.

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  • Lev 21:13-14 : 13 He must marry a woman who is a virgin. 14 He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute. He may only marry a virgin from among his own people.
  • Ezek 44:22 : 22 They must not marry widows or divorced women, but only virgins of Israelite descent or widows who were married to priests.
  • Deut 24:1-4 : 1 If a man marries a woman but she does not find favor in his eyes because he finds something indecent about her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, give it to her, and send her away from his house. 2 When she leaves his house, she may go and become another man's wife. 3 If the second man also dislikes her and writes her a certificate of divorce, gives it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if the second man dies, 4 then her first husband, who sent her away, is not allowed to take her back to be his wife after she has been defiled. That would be detestable to the LORD. You must not bring guilt upon the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.
  • Lev 21:8 : 8 You shall sanctify him, for he brings the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you because I, the LORD who sanctifies you, am holy.
  • Isa 50:1 : 1 This is what the LORD says: Where is the certificate of divorce for your mother, whom I sent away? Or to which of my creditors did I sell you? Behold, because of your sins, you were sold, and because of your transgressions, your mother was sent away.
  • 1 Tim 3:11 : 11 Their wives likewise must be dignified, not slanderers, but sober-minded and faithful in all things.

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  • Ezek 44:21-23
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    86%

    21No priest is to drink wine when he enters the inner court.

    22They must not marry widows or divorced women, but only virgins of Israelite descent or widows who were married to priests.

    23They are to teach My people the difference between what is holy and what is common and show them how to distinguish between the unclean and the clean.

  • Lev 21:11-16
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    86%

    11He must not go near any dead body or make himself unclean, even for his father or his mother.

    12He must not leave the sanctuary or defile the sanctuary of his God, for the consecration of the anointing oil of his God is on him. I am the LORD.

    13He must marry a woman who is a virgin.

    14He must not marry a widow, a divorced woman, a woman who has been defiled, or a prostitute. He may only marry a virgin from among his own people.

    15He must not defile his descendants among his people, because I am the LORD who sanctifies him.

    16The LORD spoke to Moses, saying:

  • Lev 21:3-6
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    3And also for his virgin sister, who is near to him and has not been married, he may defile himself for her.

    4He must not defile himself as a chief man among his people, thereby profaning himself.

    5They must not shave bald spots on their heads, trim the edges of their beards, or make cuts on their bodies.

    6They must be holy to their God and must not profane the name of their God. They offer the food offerings of the LORD, the bread of their God, and so they must be holy.

  • Lev 21:8-9
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    79%

    8You shall sanctify him, for he brings the bread of your God. He shall be holy to you because I, the LORD who sanctifies you, am holy.

    9If a priest's daughter defiles herself by becoming a prostitute, she profanes her father and must be burned with fire.

  • Lev 22:12
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    12If a priest's daughter marries someone who is not a priest, she must not eat the sacred contributions from the holy things.

  • Lev 22:15
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    15The priests must not allow the sacred offerings of the people of Israel, which they present to the LORD, to be defiled.

  • Deut 7:3
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    3Do not intermarry with them: do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,

  • Deut 24:4
    73%

    4then her first husband, who sent her away, is not allowed to take her back to be his wife after she has been defiled. That would be detestable to the LORD. You must not bring guilt upon the land that the LORD your God is giving you as an inheritance.

  • Lev 20:21
    73%

    21If a man marries his brother's wife, it is impurity. He has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.

  • Lev 21:21-23
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    21No man of the offspring of Aaron the priest who has a defect may approach to bring the offerings made by fire to the LORD. He has a defect; he must not approach to offer the food of his God.

    22He may eat the food of his God, both the most holy and the holy,

    23but he must not enter behind the curtain or come near the altar because he has a defect. He must not profane My sanctuary, for I am the LORD who makes them holy.

  • Lev 18:18-20
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    73%

    18Do not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.

    19Do not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during the uncleanness of her monthly period.

    20Do not have sexual relations with your neighbor’s wife and defile yourself with her.

  • Ezek 18:6
    72%

    6he does not eat at the mountain shrines or look to the idols of Israel; he does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her impurity.

  • Lev 22:2
    72%

    2Speak to Aaron and his sons and command them to separate themselves from the holy things of the people of Israel, so that they do not profane My holy name by what they dedicate to Me. I am the LORD.

  • Jer 16:2
    72%

    2You are not to marry or have sons or daughters in this place.

  • Exod 34:15-16
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    72%

    15Be careful not to make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, for when they prostitute themselves to their gods and sacrifice to them, they will invite you, and you will eat from their sacrifices.

    16And when you take some of their daughters as wives for your sons, their daughters will lead your sons to prostitute themselves to their gods.

  • Lev 22:9-10
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    9They must keep My commands and not bear guilt by treating the holy things improperly, for if they do, they will die because of it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.

    10No outsider is to eat the holy food. A guest of the priest or a hired servant must not eat the holy food.

  • Ezek 18:15
    71%

    15He does not eat at the mountain shrines or lift his eyes to the idols of Israel. He does not defile his neighbor’s wife.

  • Lev 20:7
    71%

    7Consecrate yourselves therefore, and be holy, for I am the LORD your God.

  • Deut 23:17
    71%

    17Let him live among you wherever he chooses, in whichever town he prefers. Do not oppress him.

  • Deut 17:17
    71%

    17He must not take many wives for himself, or his heart will be led astray. He must not accumulate large amounts of silver and gold.

  • Lev 22:32
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    32Do not profane My holy name, for I must be regarded as holy among the Israelites. I am the LORD, who makes you holy.

  • Lev 19:29
    70%

    29Do not degrade your daughter by making her a prostitute, or the land will become filled with wickedness.

  • Mal 2:11
    70%

    11Judah has been unfaithful, and an abomination has been committed in Israel and in Jerusalem. Judah has profaned the sanctuary of the Lord, which He loves, and has married the daughter of a foreign god.

  • Exod 21:10
    70%

    10If he takes another wife, he must not diminish her food, clothing, or marital rights.

  • Num 6:7
    70%

    7Even if their father, mother, brother, or sister dies, they must not make themselves ceremonially unclean for them, because the consecration to God is upon their head.

  • Deut 20:7
    70%

    7If anyone is engaged to a woman but has not yet married her, let him go back to his house, lest he die in battle and another man marry her.

  • 1 Cor 7:2
    70%

    2But because of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband.

  • 2 Chr 23:6
    70%

    6Let no one enter the house of the Lord except the priests and those Levites who are serving. They may enter because they are holy, but all the people must keep the Lord's command.

  • Ezek 44:25
    70%

    25Priests must not come near a dead person and defile themselves, except for a father, mother, son, daughter, brother, or an unmarried sister. For these, they may defile themselves.

  • Judg 21:7
    70%

    7'What can we do for the survivors to provide wives, since we have sworn by the LORD not to give them our daughters?'

  • Heb 13:4
    69%

    4Marriage is to be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.

  • Ezek 44:13
    69%

    13They shall not come near Me to serve as priests or to come near any of My holy things or the most holy things; they will bear their shame for the abominations they have committed.