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Purification after Childbirth
Purification after childbirth is an Old Testament ordinance under which a woman who had given birth, after completing a prescribed period, brought offerings to the sanctuary to have her ritual purity restored. It is set out in Leviticus 12, and in Luke 2 Mary observes it.
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- Leviticus 13Bible
Leviticus 13 sets out the regulations by which the priest examined diseases of the skin and of the hair of the head and beard, as well as spots appearing on garments and leather, and pronounced them clean or unclean.
- Leviticus 12Bible
Leviticus 12 sets out the regulations governing the period of purification for a woman who has given birth and the offerings she brings when that period is completed. It also includes the command to circumcise a male child on the eighth day.
- Simeon and AnnaPeople
Simeon and Anna are two devout Jews in Luke 2 who recognized the infant Jesus as the Messiah and bore witness to him when he was presented at the Temple in Jerusalem. Simeon left a hymn of praise and a prophecy, and Anna is called a prophetess.
- Presentation of the LordFeasts & Seasons
The Feast of the Presentation of the Lord is a feast of the church year that commemorates the presentation of the infant Jesus in the Temple in Jerusalem forty days after his birth. Western churches usually observe it on February 2.
- Presentation of Jesus in the TempleBible
The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple is the event in which Joseph and Mary brought the infant Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem and presented him to God after the period of purification prescribed by the Law had passed. It is recorded in Luke 2.
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