MOURNING. For the dead: Head uncovered, Lev. 10:6; 21:10; lying on ground, 2 Sam. 12:16; personal appearance neglected, 2 Sam. 14:2; cutting the flesh, Lev. 19:28; 21:1-5; Deut. 14:1; Jer. 16:6,7; 41:5; lamentations, Gen. 50:10; Ex. 12:30; 1 Sam. 30:4; Jer. 22:18; Matt. 2:17,18; fasting, 1 Sam. 31:13; 2 Sam. 1:12; 3:35. Priests prohibited, except for nearest relative, Lev. 21:1-11. For Nadab and Abihu forbidden, Lev. 10:6. Sexes separated in, Zech. 12:12,14. Hired mourners, 2 Chr. 35:25; Eccl. 12:5; Jer. 9:17; Matt. 9:23. Abraham mourned for Sarah, Gen. 23:2; Egyptians, for Jacob seventy days, Gen. 50:1-3; Israelites, for Aaron thirty days, Num. 20:29. David's lamentations over the death of Saul and his sons, 2 Sam. 1:17-27; the death of Abner, 2 Sam. 3:33,34; the death of Absalom, 2 Sam. 18:33. Jeremiah and the singing men and singing women lament for Josiah, 2 Chr. 35:25. For calamities and other sorrows: Rending the garments, Gen. 37:29,34; 44:13; Num. 14:6; Judg. 11:35; 2 Sam. 1:2,11; 3:31; 13:19,31; 15:32; 2 Kin. 2:12; 5:8; 6:30; 11:14; 19:1; 22:11,19; Ezra 9:3,5; Job 1:20; 2:12; Isa. 37:1; Jer. 41:5; Matt. 26:65; Acts 14:14. Wearing mourning dress, Gen. 38:14; 2 Sam. 14:2. See Sackcloth. Cutting or plucking off the hair and beard, Ezra 9:3; Jer. 7:29. See Baldness. Covering the head and face, 2 Sam. 15:30; 19:4; Esth. 6:12; Jer. 14:3,4; and the upper lip, Lev. 13:45; Ezek. 24:17,22; Mic. 3:7. Laying aside ornaments, Ex. 33:4,6. Walking barefoot, 2 Sam. 15:30; Isa. 20:2. Laying the hand on the head, 2 Sam. 13:19; Jer. 2:37. Ashes put on the head, Ezek. 27:30. Dust on the head, Josh. 7:6. Dressing in black, Jer. 14:2. Sitting on the ground, Isa. 3:26. Caused ceremonial defilement, Num. 19:11-16; 31:19; Lev. 21:1. Prevented offerings from being accepted, Deut. 26:14; Hos. 9:4. See Bereavement; Poetry.

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