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Wesley's Explanatory Notes on Leviticus 21:2

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John Wesley (1703–1791) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Near to him - Under which general expression his wife seems to be comprehended, though she be not expressed. And hence it is noted as a peculiar case, that Ezekiel, who was a priest, was forbidden to mourn for his wife, Eze 24:16, &c. These exceptions God makes in condescension to human infirmity, because in such cases it was very hard to restrain the affections. But this allowance concerns only the inferior priest, not the high - priest. Leviticus 21:3
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