Leviticus 21

Leviticus 21

The special rules governing the holiness of the priests are laid out here. Priests must maintain a higher standard of ceremonial purity; they are restricted in who they can marry and how they may mourn the dead. The High Priest must maintain the highest standard, never touching a dead body or marrying a widow or a divorced woman. Furthermore, any priest who has a permanent physical defect or injury cannot officiate at the altar or enter the sanctuary, though he may still eat the holy food.

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Numbers 20

Miriam dies and is buried. At Meribah, Israel complains about a lack of water. Moses, in frustration, strikes the rock twice instead of speaking to it, preventing him from entering the Promised Land.

Numbers 21

Israel is afflicted by venomous snakes as punishment for complaining. Moses sets up a bronze snake on a pole, and those who look at it are healed (a symbol of Christ).

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