Corpse uncleanness
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Corpse uncleanness
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Corpse uncleanness is a state of ritual uncleanness described in Jewish halachic law. It is the highest grade of uncleanness, or defilement, and is contracted by having either directly or indirectly touched, carried or shifted a dead human body, or after having entered a roofed house or chamber where the corpse of a Jew is lying. Corpse uncleanness is first described in the Books of the Law conveyed by Moses to the nation of Israel, and where, for example, in Numbers 31:19, is the requisite to a
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State of ritual uncleanness due to contact with a corpse
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2024-04-26T14:23:18Z
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