Reference for Bava Metzia 228:1
מנין לערום שלא יתרום דכתיב (דברים כג, טו) ולא יראה בך ערות דבר
[He asked him further:] Whence do we know that a naked man must not separate [<i>terumah</i>]? — From the verse, That He see no unclean thing in thee.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ibid. XXIII, 15; man must not appear before God in an unclean state, which includes a state of nudity. When one separated terumah, he had to utter a benediction, and this is regarded as appearing before God. ');"><sup>1</sup></span> Said he [Rabbah] to him: Art thou not a priest:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' According to legend, Elijah and Phinehas (Aaron's grandson) were identical. ');"><sup>2</sup></span>
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