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You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks on you: I am Yahweh.
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Rejecting Pagan Rituals
Commentators explain that cuttings for the dead and tattooing were common pagan rituals. These acts were often performed to appease other gods or to mark oneself as a servant of an idol. The prohibition was a clear command for Israel to reject idolatry and show exclusive allegiance to the one true God, as the verse concludes, 'I am the Lord.'
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Leviticus
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Leviticus 19:26
Certain pagan customs, several of them connected with magic, are here grouped together. The prohibition to eat a…
19th Century
Anglican
Cuttings in your flesh for the dead. —It was not only the custom for mourners to let their hair grow long and wear it in a disorde…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead , &c.] Either with their nails, tearing their cheeks and …
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