Hygiene
Summary
Practices promoting cleanliness and health, which the Mosaic law addressed through various purity regulations.
☩Mosaic Regulations
The law included numerous hygienic provisions: washing after contact with corpses or bodily discharges (Leviticus 15), quarantine for skin diseases (Leviticus 13-14), proper disposal of human waste outside the camp (Deuteronomy 23:12-14), and prohibition of eating animals that died naturally (Deuteronomy 14:21). While these had spiritual significance regarding purity before God, they also provided practical health benefits that modern medicine confirms.
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See Also
References
- 1.John McClintock and James Strong, "Hygiene," in Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature, vol. IV (Harper & Brothers, 1867–1887).