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Notes
By the eighth day, a baby’s body has developed enough for blood to clot well. This made circumcision safer at that time.
These verses explain the rules about childbirth. Any bodily discharge, including blood, was "abnormal" because it weakened the person and made them ceremonially unclean (see study notes on Leviticus 5:3; 11:1–15:33). These verses focus on the discharge that comes with childbirth, not childbirth itself (12:2, 5, 7). The uncleanness was not sinful unless they ignored it and it came into contact with something holy (see 5:2–3).
Ancient Law Codes Circumcision Circumcision in the New Testament Clean, Unclean, and Holy
Glossary
Biblical Concept of Law Circumcision Deuteronomy, Book of History of Israel Law of Moses Leviticus, Book of Medicine and Medical Practice Uncircumcision Worship
Topics
Circumcision was Performed: On the Eighth Day Circumcision: Enforced by the Law Circumcision: Institution of Circumcision: Performed on all Males on the Eighth Day Defilement: Caused by Childbirth Sanitation: Childbirth