Ezekiel 44:25 meaning and explanation

A priest must not defile himself by going near a dead person. However, for a father, a mother, a son, a daughter, a brother, or an unmarried sister, he may do so,

Ezekiel 44:25, Berean Standard Bible

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Ezekiel is being shown the laws for the restored temple, and here the Lord sets out how priests handle death. In Israel a corpse made a person ritually unclean, so a priest could not touch or approach a dead body without becoming unfit for sanctuary service.

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