Leviticus 11:24

And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even.

Cross-references

Leviticus 11:8 already states not to touch carcasses of unclean animals; verse 24 applies that rule to a specific group.

Leviticus 11:28 adds details about bearing the carcass, directly continuing the rule of verse 24.

Leviticus 11:38-40 continues the same uncleanness laws for carcasses on seeds and edible animals, directly expanding 11:24.

Leviticus 11:39 extends the uncleanness principle to carcasses of clean animals that die naturally, broadening the same rule from 11:24.

Leviticus 11:27 also declares uncleanness from touching carcasses of pawed beasts, parallel to verse 24.

Leviticus 11:31 states uncleanness from touching dead creeping things, echoing verse 24's principle.

Leviticus 5:2 provides the guilt offering required when someone becomes unclean by touching a carcass, directly building on the defilement stated in Leviticus 11:24.

Leviticus 7:19 applies the same uncleanness principle: sacrificial meat that touches an unclean thing must be burned, echoing the defilement from touching carcasses.

Leviticus 7:21 adds that touching any unclean thing and then eating the sacrifice brings severe consequences, reinforcing the uncleanness rule from Leviticus 11:24.

Leviticus 22:6 specifies the purification process (bathing and waiting until evening) for those who become unclean, building on the uncleanness stated in 11:24.

Leviticus 14:46 uses the same 'unclean until evening' formula for contamination from a diseased house, paralleling the duration of uncleanness from touching carcasses.

Leviticus 17:15 Related theme

Leviticus 17:15 extends uncleanness to eating a carcass, broadening the principle from touching to consuming.

Leviticus 22:5 lists sources of uncleanness including swarming things, reinforcing the categories of defilement introduced in Leviticus 11.

2 Corinthians 6:17 applies 'touch no unclean thing' to separation from idolatry, echoing the Levitical purity command.

In 1 Samuel 20:26, Saul assumes David is unclean from touching a carcass, reflecting this uncleanness law.