Purification Sanitary and symbolic.
For women:
- Before marriage
Esther 2:12
- After childbirth
Leviticus 12:8; Luke 2:22
- After menstruation
Leviticus 15:33; 2 Samuel 11:4
Of the Jews before the Passover
John 11:55
For those who have slain in battle
Numbers 31:24
Of lepers
Leprosy
by fire, for things that resist fire
Numbers 31:23
by blood
Exodus 24:8; Leviticus 14:7; Hebrews 9:14; Hebrews 9:22
by abstaining from sexual intercourse
Exodus 19:15
Washing in water, parts of animal sacrifices
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 7:21; Numbers 19:13; Numbers 19:20
Water of
Numbers 19:21; Numbers 31:23
Washing hands in water, symbolic of innocency
Deuteronomy 21:6; Psalms 26:6; Matthew 27:24
Traditions of the elders concerning
Matthew 15:2; Mark 7:5; 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
Ablution; Defilement; Sanitation
Scriptures relating to
Genesis 35:2; Exodus 19:10; Exodus 19:14; Exodus 29:4; Exodus 30:21; Exodus 40:12; Exodus 40:32; Leviticus 8:6; Leviticus 14:9; Leviticus 15:13; Leviticus 15:27; Leviticus 16:4; Leviticus 16:24; Leviticus 16:26; Leviticus 16:28; Leviticus 17:15; Leviticus 22:3; Numbers 8:7; Numbers 8:21; Numbers 19:8; Numbers 19:19; 2 Chronicles 4:6; Mark 7:9; Matthew 15:2; Hebrews 9:10