God that they had not eaten from the tithe in mourning, nor put away any of it while unclean, nor given any of it to the dead. In , the prophet Ezekiel cites the burial of kings within the Temple as one of the practices that defiled the Temple and cause God to abandon it. In the Hebrew Bible, uncleanness has a variety of associations. , 11; , 11; and ; and ; associate it with death. And perhaps similarly, associates it with skin disease. associates it with childbirth. associates it with various sexuality-related events. And , 23; ; and ; and associate it with contact with the worship of alien gods. Leviticus chapter 22 In , the prophet berated priests who despised God's name by offering blind, lame, and sick animals for sacrifice in violation of . The prophet asked whether such presents would please an earthly governor. Leviticus chapter 23 The Sabbath refers to the Sabbath. Commentators note that the Hebrew Bible repeats the commandment to observe the Sabbath 12 times. reports that on the seventh day of Creation, God finished God's work, rested, and blessed and hallowed the seventh day. The Sabbath is one of the Ten Commandments. commands that one remember the Sabbath day, keep it holy, and not do any manner of work or cause anyone under one's control to work, for in six days God made heaven and earth and rested on the seventh day, blessed the Sabbath, and hallowed it. commands that one observe the Sabbath day, keep it holy, and not do any manner of work or cause anyone under one's control to work — so that one's subordinates might also rest — and remember that the Israelites were servants in the land of Egypt, and God brought them out with a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm. In the incident of the manna (, man) in , Moses told the Israelites that the Sabbath is a solemn rest day; prior to the Sabbath one should cook what one would cook, and lay up food for the Sabbath. And God told Moses to let no one go out of one's place on the seventh day. In , just before giving Moses the second Tablets of Stone, God commanded that the Israelites keep and observe the Sabbath throughout their generations, as a sign between God and the children of Israel forever, for