Clean and Unclean: Impurity of Objects

According to the Bible it is not just people or animals that can be impure but also objects. Objects are never unclean of themselves. They become unclean when they come into contact with unclean persons or animals.

Examples of Unclean Objects

Related Bible passages

Leviticus 13.33 - Leviticus 13.57 Leviticus 13.47 - Leviticus 13.59 Numbers 31.21 - Numbers 31.34

Religion of Israel

Clean and Unclean

Clean and Unclean: Impurity of Objects

Clean and Unclean: Impurity of Persons

Clean and Unclean: Impurity of Places

Clean and Unclean: Moral Significance

Clean and Unclean: The Origin of the Biblical Purity Laws

Dietary Laws in the Old Testament

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