uncleanness
21MIKVEH — (Heb. מִקְוֶה; pl. mikva ot; Hebrew for a collection or gathering (of water), a pool or bath of clear water, immersion in which renders ritually clean a person who has become ritually unclean through contact with the dead (Num. 19) or any other… …
22RED HEIFER — (Heb. פָּרָה אֲדֻמָּה), the animal whose ashes were used in the ritual purification of persons and objects defiled by a corpse (Num. 19). While the English term heifer means a young cow that has not had a calf, the Bible (Num. 19:2) speaks simply …
23TALMUD, BABYLONIAN — (Heb. תַּלְמוּד בַּבְלִי), a literary work of monumental proportions (5,894 folio pages in the standard printed editions), which draws upon the totality of the spiritual, intellectual, ethical, historical, and legal traditions produced in… …
24TOHOROT — (Heb. טָהֳרוֹת; lit. cleannesses ), the last of the six orders of the Mishnah, according to the traditional arrangement mentioned in the homily of simeon b. lakish (Shab. 31a), but the fifth order according to R. Tanḥuma (Num. R. 13:15).… …
25Banishment in the Bible — Banishment or Exile can be a form of punishment. It means to be away from one s home (i.e. city, state or country) while either being explicitly refused permission to return and/or being threatened by prison or death upon return. As it is a… …
26The verse of purification — is part of the 33th verse of Surah al Ahzab of Qur an, which says Allah only desires to keep away the uncleanness from you, O people of the House! and to purify you a (thorough) purifying. cite quran|33|33|style = refAn alternative translation is …
27TEMPLE MOUNT — TEMPLE MOUNT, the trapezoid shaped (approximately rectangular) walled in area (approx. 140 dunams) in the southeastern corner of the Old City of Jerusalem. The four walls surrounding it (see western wall ) date – at least in their lower parts –… …
28Baptism — This article is about the Christian religious ceremony. For other uses, see Baptism (disambiguation). Baptism of Neophytes by Masaccio, 15th century, Brancacci Chapel, Florence.[ …
29Jehovah's Witnesses and congregational discipline — Part of a series on Jehovah s Witnesses Overview …
30Menstrual taboo — A Menstrual taboo is any social taboo concerned with menstruation. In some societies it involves menstruation being perceived as unclean or embarrassing, extending even to the mention of menstruation both in public (in the media and advertising)… …
