Matthew Poole and continuators on Ezekiel 44:25

25 And they shall come at no dead person to defile themselves: but for father or for mother, or for son or for daughter, for brother or for sister that had no husband, they may defile themselves.

The Priests, who come near to minister before the Lord.

Neither touch, nor come into the room, or attend the funeral of the dead:

For this would be a legal and ceremonial defilement, and it is prohibited Lev. 21.1. the Iews tell us, that who comes within four cubits of the dead is defiled, and the Law, tho' it determine not at what distance such are defil'd, it doth determine, that they are unclean, till evening by touch, or coming near the Carcass of any but man, and the defilement by coming near a dead man lasted 7 dayes.

The Priest was indulged in the death of so near Relations, as Lev. 21.2, 3. where they are reckon'd up as in this verse.

Mourn for them, touch them, be at their Funerals, and shew their natural affections to them.

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