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Leviticus 15 regulates ceremonial uncleanness associated with male and female bodily discharges, including ongoing abnormal discharges and normal reproductive emissions. The chapter explains washing, waiting periods, contaminated objects, and sacrificial procedures when certain conditions end. It closes by stating the purpose: Israel must be separated from uncleanness so that they do not defile God’s tabernacle in their midst.
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