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Purification

Nave’s Topical Bible, 1897 · source

(Sanitary and symbolical)
For women
Before marriage Esther 2:12
After childbirth Leviticus 12:6–8 Luke 2:22
After menstruation Leviticus 15:19–33 2 Samuel 11:4
Of the Jews before the celebration John 11:55
For those who had recently killed someone in battle Numbers 31:19–24
Of , see below
Of lepers
See Leprosy
By fire, for things that resist fire Numbers 31:23
By blood Exodus 24:5–8 Leviticus 14:6 Leviticus 14:7 Hebrews 9:12–14 Hebrews 9:19–22
By abstaining from sexual intercourse Exodus 19:15
Washing parts of animal sacrifices in water Leviticus 1:9 Leviticus 1:13 Leviticus 9:14 2 Chronicles 4:6
Penalty to be imposed upon those who do not observe the ordinances concerning Leviticus 7:20 Leviticus 7:21 Numbers 19:13 Numbers 19:20
Water of Numbers 19:17–21 Numbers 31:23
Washing hands in water, symbolical of innocency Deuteronomy 21:6 Psalms 26:6 Matthew 27:24
Traditions of the elders concerning Matthew 15:2 Mark 7:2–5 Mark 7:8 Mark 7:9 Luke 11:38
Of Paul, to show his fidelity to the law Acts 21:24 Acts 21:26
FIGURATIVE Psalms 26:6 Psalms 51:7 Ezekiel 36:25 Hebrews 10:22
See Ablution
See Defilement
See Sanitation
SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Genesis 35:2 Exodus 19:10 Exodus 19:14 Exodus 29:4 Exodus 30:18–21 Exodus 40:12 Exodus 40:30–32 Leviticus 8:6 Leviticus 14:8 Leviticus 14:9 Leviticus 15:4–13 Leviticus 15:16–27 Leviticus 16:4 Leviticus 16:24 Leviticus 16:26 Leviticus 16:28 Leviticus 17:15 Leviticus 22:3 Numbers 8:6 Numbers 8:7 Numbers 8:21 Numbers 19:7 Numbers 19:8 Numbers 19:19 2 Chronicles 4:6 Matthew 15:2 Mark 7:2–9 Hebrews 9:10