Leviticus 21:13

The Message

“He is to marry a young virgin, not a widow, not a divorcee, not a cult prostitute—he is only to marry a virgin from his own people. He must not defile his descendants among his people because I am God who makes him holy.”

Cross References

Ezekiel 44:22

“Priests are not to marry widows or divorcees, but only Israelite virgins or widows of priests.

Leviticus 21:7

“Because a priest is holy to his God he must not marry a woman who has been a harlot or a cult prostitute or a divorced woman. Make sure he is holy because he serves the food of your God. Treat him as holy because I, God, who make you holy, am holy.