MOURNING

For the dead

Head uncovered

Le 10:6; 21:10

Lying on the ground

2Sa 12:16

Personal appearance neglected

2Sa 14:2

Cutting the flesh

Le 19:28; 21:1-5; De 14:1; Jer 16:6,7; 41:5

Lamentations

Ge 50:10; Ex 12:30; 1Sa 30:4; Jer 22:18; Mt 2:17,18

Fasting

1Sa 31:13; 2Sa 1:12; 3:35

Priests prohibited, except for the nearest of kin

Le 21:1-11

For Nadab and Abihu forbidden

Le 10:6

Sexes separated in

Zec 12:12,14

Hired mourners

2Ch 35:25; Ec 12:5; Jer 9:17; Mt 9:23

Abraham mourned for Sarah

Ge 23:2

The Egyptians mourned for Jacob for seventy days

Ge 50:1-3

The Israelites mourned for Aaron for thirty days

Nu 20:29

David's lamentations over

The death of Saul and his sons

2Sa 1:17-27

The death of Abner

2Sa 3:33,34

The death of Absalom

2Sa 18:33

Jeremiah and the singing men and singing women lament for Josiah

2Ch 35:25

For calamities and other sorrows

Ripping the garments

Ge 37:29,34; 44:13; Nu 14:6; Jud 11:35; 2Sa 1:2,11; 3:31; 13:19,31; 15:32; 2Ki 2:12; 5:8; 6:30; 11:14; 19:1; 22:11,19; Ezr 9:3,5; Job 1:20; 2:12; Isa 37:1; Jer 41:5; Mt 26:65; Ac 14:14

Wearing mourning clothes

Ge 38:14; 2Sa 14:2

See SACKCLOTH

Cutting or plucking off the hair and beard

Ezr 9:3; Jer 7:29

See BALDNESS

Covering

The head and the face

2Sa 15:30; 19:4; Es 6:12; Jer 14:3,4

The upper lip

Le 13:45; Eze 24:17,22; Mic 3:7

Laying aside ornaments

Ex 33:4,6

Walking barefoot

2Sa 15:30; Isa 20:2

Laying the hand on the head

2Sa 13:19; Jer 2:37

Ashes put on the head

Eze 27:30

Dust on the head

Jos 7:6

Dressing in black

Jer 14:2

Sitting on the ground

Isa 3:26

Caused ceremonial defilement

Nu 19:11-16; 31:19; Le 21:1

Prevented offerings from being accepted

De 26:14; Ho 9:4

See ELEGY