Leviticus 21:15
Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the Lord do sanctify him.
Cross-reference
Leviticus 21:8 declares the priest holy because God sanctifies him — the same divine sanctification referenced in 21:15 as the basis for not profaning his seed.
Leviticus 22:32 commands not to profane God's holy name, just as the priest must not profane his seed — both grounded in God who hallows.
Leviticus 10:3 instructs that God must be sanctified by those who approach Him — a complementary truth to God sanctifying the priest in 21:15.
Ezra 2:62 recounts priests excluded from service due to genealogical uncertainty, paralleling Leviticus 21:15's warning against profaning the high priest's offspring — both stress pure priestly lineage.
In Ezra 9:2, this same concern for the holy seed being profaned through intermarriage is echoed — the mixed marriages defile the holy lineage.
Nehemiah 13:23-29 applies this same prohibition against profaning the priestly seed through foreign marriages, rebuking priests who married foreign women.
Malachi 2:11 repeats the charge of profaning the LORD's holiness by marrying foreign wives, directly linking to the priestly seed being profaned.
Malachi 2:15 emphasizes seeking a godly seed through faithful marriage, echoing the command not to profane the seed by improper unions.
Exodus 29:44 records God sanctifying Aaron and his sons for priesthood — the same sanctification that makes the priest's seed holy in Leviticus 21:15.
Malachi 2:8 condemns priests who corrupted the covenant — a direct violation of the priestly holiness required in Leviticus 21:15.
Ezekiel 20:12 also emphasizes God sanctifying His people through sabbaths, paralleling the priest's sanctification in Leviticus 21:15.