Dictionary of Bible Themes Dictionary of Bible Themes » 9000 Last things » 9010 Death » 9030 dead bodies Dead bodies were to be treated with respect 2 Samuel 21:12-14; Ecclesiastes 6:3 Unburied dead bodies were a sign of God's curse upon Israel Deuteronomy 28:26; Jeremiah 16:4 Contact with dead bodies The high priest was not to touch a dead body Contact with a dead body made a person unclean Numbers 19:11 See also Numbers 9:6-10; Numbers 19:16 Jesus Christ was willing to touch a dead body Matthew 9:25 pp Mark 5:41 pp Luke 8:54; Mark 9:26-27; Luke 7:14 The reluctance to approach dead bodies because of the smell See also
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