The result of making oneself or someone else unclean in God's sight. Outward, physical defilement comes from contact with someone or something unclean, whereas sin produces inner, spiritual defilement.

Leviticus 20:25

Defilement through contact with anything unclean

See also

Leviticus 7:19-21; 11:41-45; 21:1-4; 22:4-5
Numbers 5:1-3; 6:9,12
Ezekiel 4:9-15; 44:25
Daniel 1:8
Haggai 2:10-14
Malachi 1:7
Leviticus 12:2-7; 15:1-17

Defilement through bodily emissions

Ezekiel 14:11

Defilement by sin

See also

Leviticus 19:31
Psalms 106:34-39
Jeremiah 2:23
Lamentations 4:14
Ezekiel 20:1-44; 22:1-4; 23:28-30; 37:23
Leviticus 18:20

Defilement as a result of illicit sexual relations

See also

Genesis 34:1-5
Genesis 34:27; 49:3-4
Leviticus 18:23-30

rape

Leviticus 21:7,9,13-15

bestiality

Numbers 5:19-22,27-30

Prostitution:

Deuteronomy 24:1-4
1 Chronicles 5:1
Ezekiel 18:6; 22:11
Ezekiel 23:7,17; 33:26

incest

Revelation 14:4

adultery

Leviticus 15:31

Defilement of God's house

Numbers 19:13,20
2 Chronicles 29:4-5; 36:14

Through uncleanness:

Psalms 74:4-7; 79:1
Jeremiah 7:30; 32:32-35
Ezekiel 5:11; 9:7; 23:38

Through setting up idols:

Acts 21:27-28

Paul was falsely accused of bringing Gentiles into the temple area.

Ezekiel 43:7-8

Defilement of God's name

Exodus 20:25

Defilement of altars and offerings

See also

Numbers 18:30-32
2 Kings 23:16,19
Numbers 35:34

Defilement of the land

See also

Joshua 22:19
Isaiah 24:5
Jeremiah 2:7; 3:9; 16:18
Ezekiel 36:17-18

See also

4642 fish
6022 sin, causes of
6154 fall, the
6236 sexual sin
7340 clean and unclean
7342 cleanliness
7416 purification
7426 ritual washing
7478 washing