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God instructs Moses and Aaron about purification
God gave Moses and Aaron instructions about how the Israelites could purify themselves.
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Smith’s Bible Dictionary
Purification
Purification, in its legal and technical sense, is applied to the ritual observances whereby an Israelite was formally absolved from the taint of uncleanness. The essence of purification, in all cases, consisted in the use of water, whether by way of ablution or aspersion; but in the majora delicta of
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Purification
Purification—the process by which a person unclean, according to the Levitical law, and thereby cut off from the sanctuary and the festivals, was restored to the enjoyment of all these privileges.The great annual purification of the people was on the Day of Atonement (q.v.).But in the details of daily
Nelson’s New Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Purification
PURIFICATION — the act of making clean and pure before God and people. The Mosaic Law provided instructions for both physical and spiritual purification. These laws and regulations were much more than sanitary instructions. The act of purification also involved religious and spiritual cleansing.The
Dictionary of Biblical Imagery
Cleansing
CleansingThe biblical imagery of cleansing extends well beyond the approximately seventy-five appearances of the word in English translations. The context for this important biblical image is a complex portrayal of what is clean and unclean. To appreciate the image we must rid ourselves of many of our
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
CLEANSE
CLEANSE<klenz>: “Make clean,” “purify” being a frequent rendering of the original. It is found often (American Revised Version) instead of “purge,” “purify” (the King James Version), renders nearly the same roots, and has the same overlapping phases, as “clean.”
A Catholic Dictionary
Purification
purification, as distinct from ablution, is the pouring of wine into the chalice after the priest’s communion, the wine being drunk by the priest. This purification is not of ancient date. “Liturgical writers,” says Le Brun (“Explication de la Messe,” P. v. a. 9, § 3), “down to the treatise on the mysteries
Ecclesiastical Dictionary: Containing, in Concise Form, Information upon Ecclesiastical, Biblical, Archæological, and Historical Subjects
Purification
Purification:—The Purification of the Hebrews was the means employed for eradicating a legal impurity, that placed an obstacle on civil life, and even on family life, because the one who had contracted it ceased to be capable of communication with others. There were more cases of legal impurity for the
Purification
Purification (Feast of the).—A feast observed in the Catholic Church on February 2d, in commemoration of the purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, according to the Jewish ceremonial, forty days after the birth of Christ. Also called Candlemas (which see).
The Westminster Bible Dictionary
Purification
Pu-ri-fi-caʹtion. In its legal and technical sense this word is applied to the ritual observances whereby the Israelite was formally absolved from the taint of uncleanness. The essence of purification in all cases consisted in the use of water, whether by ablution or aspersion; but in the higher forms
A Dictionary of Christ and the Gospels: Aaron–Zion
Purification
PURIFICATION (1. καθαρισμός: of washings before and after meals, Jn 2:6; of baptism, a symbol of moral cleansing, 3:25; of the Levitical purification of women after childbirth, Lk 2:22; of cleansing of lepers, Mk 1:44, Lk 5:14. 2. βαπτισμός: of cleansing of vessels, Mk 7:8).—From the time of the Exile
Holman Illustrated Bible Dictionary
Purity, Purification
PURITY, PURIFICATION State of being or process of becoming free of inferior elements or ritual uncleanness. A basic goal of religion is to attain purity before the deity.Old TestamentFlawless The primary Hebrew root word for pure (tahar) often refers to pure or flawless gold (1 Kings 10:21; Job 28:19;
Holman Treasury of Key Bible Words: 200 Greek and 200 Hebrew Words Defined and Explained
Cleanse
CleanseHebrew expression: taherPronunciation: taw HAYRStrong’s Number: 2891Key VersesLeviticus 13:6; 2 Chronicles 29:15–16; Ezra 6:20; Psalm 51:7Two great kings in Judah, Hezekiah and Josiah, set out to “cleanse” God’s Temple during their respective reigns. Ezra used the Hebrew word taher in
Key passages
Le 11:1–26:46

Then Yahweh spoke to Moses and to Aaron, saying to them, “Speak to the Israelites, saying, ‘These are the animals that you may eat from all the animals that are on the land: Any among the animals that has a divided hoof and has a split cleft in the hoof and that …

Nu 18:1–19:22

Yahweh said to Aaron, “You, your sons, and your family with you will bear the guilt of the sanctuary, and you and your sons with you will bear the guilt of your priesthood. Moreover, bring your brothers with you, the tribe of Levi the tribe of your father, …

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