Laws Concerning Childbirth and Impurity
Leviticus 12:2-4
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“Say to the Israelites, ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be unclean for seven days, as she is during the days of her menstruation.
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And on the eighth day the flesh of the boy’s foreskin is to be circumcised.
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The woman shall continue in purification from her bleeding for thirty-three days. She must not touch anything sacred or go into the sanctuary until the days of her purification are complete.
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