“This is the law, when a man dieth in a tent: all that come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be unclean seven days.”
This is the law when someone dies in a tent: everyone who enters the tent and everyone who is in the tent shall be unclean for seven days — the tent becomes a sphere of defilement; mere presence during or after death contaminates. The law assumes communal living in tents; death in close quarters automatically defiled all inhabitants. This principle shaped Israel's practice throughout the wilderness and in subsequent generations.
COMMUNITY REFLECTIONS
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