PURIFICATION

(Sanitary and symbolical)

For women

Before marriage

Es 2:12

After childbirth

Le 12:6-8; Lu 2:22

After menstruation

Le 15:19-33; 2Sa 11:4

Of the Jews before the Passover celebration

Joh 11:55

For those who had recently killed someone in battle

Nu 31:19-24

Of Levites, see below

Of lepers

See LEPROSY

By fire, for things that resist fire

Nu 31:23

By blood

Ex 24:5-8; Le 14:6,7; Heb 9:12-14,19-22

By abstaining from sexual intercourse

Ex 19:15

Washing parts of animal sacrifices in water

Le 1:9,13; 9:14; 2Ch 4:6

Penalty to be imposed upon those who do not observe the ordinances concerning

Le 7:20,21; Nu 19:13,20

Water of

Nu 19:17-21; 31:23

Washing hands in water, symbolical of innocency

De 21:6; Ps 26:6; Mt 27:24

Traditions of the elders concerning

Mt 15:2; Mr 7:2-5,8,9; Lu 11:38

Of Paul, to show his fidelity to the law

Ac 21:24,26

FIGURATIVE

Ps 26:6; 51:7; Eze 36:25; Heb 10:22

See ABLUTION

See DEFILEMENT

See SANITATION

SCRIPTURES RELATING TO

Ge 35:2; Ex 19:10,14; 29:4; 30:18-21; 40:12,30-32; Le 8:6; 14:8,9; 15:4-13,16-27; 16:4,24,26,28; 17:15; 22:3; Nu 8:6,7,21; 19:7,8,19; 2Ch 4:6; Mt 15:2; Mr 7:2-9; Heb 9:10