He can have no contact with the dead, even immediate family members (v. The high priest (הכהן הגדול מאחיו)-who alone may enter the holy of holies-is restricted even further. To dissociate priests from death even further, the text prohibits them from shaving or mutilating their bodies, both mourning practices (v. ![]() A priest is prohibited from any contact with the dead, except for immediate family members: his mother, father, son, daughter, brother, or unmarried sister (Lev 21:1–4). One of the ways of safeguarding holiness is to avoid pollution (טמאה), including pollution from contact with the dead. A major concern of the Priestly Sources (P and H) is safeguarding the holiness of everything closely associated with God, including the priests (כהנים) who serve God in the Tabernacle.
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