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The Bible includes various regulations about bathing: And whoever he that hath issue (a zav, ejaculant with an unusual discharge) touches without having rinsed his hands in water, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the evening.(Leviticus 15:11)
In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads: And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: The World English Bible translates the passage less poetically as: Why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow.
Chrysostom: "Otherwise; That John is not as a waving reed, yourselves have shown by going out unto the desert to him. Nor can any say that John was once firm, but has since become wilful and wavering; for as some are prone to anger by natural disposition, others become so by long weakness and indulgence, so in inconstancy, some are by nature ...
The Bible has many rituals of purification in areas ranging from the mundane private rituals of personal hygiene and toilet etiquette to the complex public rituals of social etiquette. [ 3 ] Certain Christian rules of purity have implications for bodily hygiene and observing cleanliness , [ 4 ] including sexual hygiene , [ 5 ] menstruation and ...
The word translated as arrayed/dressed specifically refers to being dressed in ornate clothing. [2] [3] Fowler feels that this comparison works on two levels. Firstly the reference to Solomon shows how the pursuit of fine clothes is pointless as one could never match the splendour of that great king.
Kitchens get coated in grease and grim, bathrooms attract limescale and mildew, and the cleaning machines that help you get it all done reward you from time to time with moldy build-up and bad smells.
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