blessing and presence,29 there had to be a way for the unclean to become clean. This method included cleansing with water, quarantine, or atonement with sacrificial blood.30 Porubcan has observed that “sin and various imperfections are also regarded as dirt, a stain … making one unworthy of the sight of God … and therefore to be taken away, cleansed, washed off in special ceremonies.”31 Wenham noted the same thing. “Anything that disrupted this order … was a potential threat to the whole community,