NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 5:1__ The concept of uncleanness is important in the Bible, and it is not what most people assume the term means (for a discussion of the term, see Introduction to Leviticus; see also Leviticus 11:1). There were different levels of uncleanness, ranging from a mild form caused... [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 5:2 LEPROUS. The skin conditions involved are described in Leviticus 13:1. DEAD. On the uncleanness caused by death, see Numbers 19:11. DISCHARGE. See notes on Leviticus 15. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒... [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 5:5 This law expands on Leviticus 6:1, which deals with the case of someone stealing his neighbor’s property and then taking an oath denying that he did so. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 5:11 The ritual described here is designed to distinguish between actual adultery (vv. Numbers 5:12) and unwarranted suspicion (v. Numbers 5:14). In Israel as well as in other ancient Near Eastern countries, adulterers faced the death penalty (Deuteronomy 22:22). It is not cl... [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 5:15 GRAIN OFFERING. For the normal procedure, see Leviticus 2:1. The absence of OIL and FRANKINCENSE shows that this is not a joyful occasion. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]
NUMBERS—NOTE ON NUMBERS 5:18 UNBIND THE HAIR. An act of shaming, or perhaps of mourning (compare Leviticus 10:6; Leviticus 21:10). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img; i [ Continue Reading ]