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14:1 cut yourselves: This pagan custom was usually associated with mourning rites, perhaps to induce the dead to come back to life (see 1 Kgs 18:28; Zech 13:4-6). • shave the hair: This practice also pertained to lament for the dead (see Lev 19:27-28; 21:5-6), but the exact meaning of this rite is unknown.
14:11-18 These animals are grouped as flying animals that eat rotting flesh.
14:1-21 See “Clean, Unclean, and Holy” Theme Note.
14:19-20 winged insects: Cp. Lev 11:20-23.
genesis 14:18
genesis 14:20
genesis 27:25
genesis 27:28
genesis 28:22
genesis 35:14
genesis 49:11
exodus 29:40-41