-For the dead .Head uncovered Leviticus 10:6; 21:10 .Lying on the ground II Samuel 12:16 .Personal appearance neglected II Samuel 14:2 .Cutting the flesh Leviticus 19:28; 21:1-5; Deuteronomy 14:1; Jeremiah 16:6, 7; 41:5 .Lamentations Genesis 50:10; Exodus 12:30; I Samuel 30:4; Jeremiah 22:18; Matthew 2:17, 18 .Fasting I Samuel 31:13; II Samuel 1:12; 3:35 -Priests prohibited, except for the nearest of kin Leviticus 21:1-11 -For Nadab and Abihu forbidden Leviticus 10:6 -Sexes separated in Zechariah 12:12, 14 -Hired mourners II Chronicles 35:25; Ecclesiastes 12:5; Jeremiah 9:17; Matthew 9:23 -Abraham mourned for Sarah Genesis 23:2 -The Egyptians mourned for Jacob for seventy days Genesis 50:1-3 -The Israelites mourned for Aaron for thirty days Numbers 20:29 -David's lamentations over .The death of Saul and his sons II Samuel 1:17-27 .The death of Abner II Samuel 3:33, 34 .The death of Absalom II Samuel 18:33 -Jeremiah and the singing men and singing women lament for Josiah II Chronicles 35:25 -For calamities and other sorrows .Ripping the garments Genesis 37:29, 34; 44:13; Numbers 14:6; Judges 11:35; II Samuel 1:2, 11; 3:31; 13:19, 31; 15:32; II Kings 2:12; 5:8; 6:30; 11:14; 19:1; 22:11, 19; Ezra 9:3, 5; Job 1:20; 2:12; Isaiah 37:1; Jeremiah 41:5; Matthew 26:65; Acts 14:14 -Wearing mourning clothes Genesis 38:14; II Samuel 14:2 -See SACKCLOTH -Cutting or plucking off the hair and beard Ezra 9:3; Jeremiah 7:29 -See BALDNESS -Covering .The head and the face II Samuel 15:30; 19:4; Esther 6:12; Jeremiah 14:3, 4 .The upper lip Leviticus 13:45; Ezekiel 24:17, 22; Micah 3:7 -Laying aside ornaments Exodus 33:4, 6 -Walking barefoot II Samuel 15:30; Isaiah 20:2 -Laying the hand on the head II Samuel 13:19; Jeremiah 2:37 -Ashes put on the head Ezekiel 27:30 -Dust on the head Joshua 7:6 -Dressing in black Jeremiah 14:2 -Sitting on the ground Isaiah 3:26 -Caused ceremonial defilement Numbers 19:11-16; 31:19; Leviticus 21:1 -Prevented offerings from being accepted Deuteronomy 26:14; Hosea 9:4 -See ELEGY
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