Deuteronomy 14:1 References

1 "You are athe sons of the Lord your God; byou shall not cut yourselves nor shave your forehead for the sake of the dead.

b Leviticus 19:28, Leviticus 21:5, Jeremiah 16:6, Jeremiah 41:5


Leviticus 19

28 'You shall not make any cuts in your body for the dead nor make any tattoo marks on yourselves: I am the Lord.

Leviticus 21

5 'aThey shall not make any baldness on their heads, bnor shave off the edges of their beards, cnor make any cuts in their flesh.

Jeremiah 16

6 "Both agreat men and small will die in this land; they will not be buried, they will not be lamented, nor will anyone bgash himself or cshave his head for them.

Jeremiah 41

5 that eighty men acame from bShechem, from cShiloh, and from dSamaria with etheir beards shaved off and their clothes torn and their bodies fgashed, having grain offerings and incense in their hands to bring to the house of the Lord.