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Bathing as an act of ritual cleansing

Leviticus 14:8-9 See also Leviticus 15:4-11; Leviticus 16:26-28; Numbers 19:7-8

Bathing as a means of cleansing or refreshing the body

Exodus 2:5; 2 Samuel 11:2; 1 Kings 22:38

Bathing referred to metaphorically

Deuteronomy 33:24; Psalm 58:10; Isaiah 34:5-6; Ezekiel 16:9; Ezekiel 23:40

See also

4293  water
6151  dirt
7342  cleanliness
7416  purification
7426  ritual washing
7478  washing