Leviticus 21:7
Leviticus · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.”Leviticus 21:7
What Does Leviticus 21:7 Mean?
Leviticus 21:7 is found in the book of Leviticus, chapter 21, verse 7 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Leviticus 21:7 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Leviticus 21:13“And he shall take a wife in her virginity.”Ezekiel 44:22“Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before.”Exodus 19:6“And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.”Leviticus 21:8“Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you, am holy.”1 Timothy 3:11“Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.”Leviticus 19:29“Do not prostitute thy daughter, to cause her to be a whore; lest the land fall to whoredom, and the land become full of wickedness.”Leviticus 21:14“A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane, or an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.”Deuteronomy 33:8“And of Levi he said, Let thy Thummim and thy Urim be with thy holy one, whom thou didst prove at Massah, and with whom thou didst strive at the waters of Meribah;”Numbers 30:9“But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.”Deuteronomy 24:1“When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.”Deuteronomy 24:2“And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man’s wife.”Ezra 10:18“And among the sons of the priests there were found that had taken strange wives: namely, of the sons of Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and his brethren; Maaseiah, and Eliezer, and Jarib, and Gedaliah.”Isaiah 50:1“Thus saith the LORD, Where is the bill of your mother’s divorcement, whom I have put away? or which of my creditors is it to whom I have sold you? Behold, for your iniquities have ye sold yourselves, and for your transgressions is your mother put away.”Titus 1:6“If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.”
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