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a woman who was born of the prohibited relations of a kohen (called a chalalah) (Leviticus 21:7) women captured during warfare [ 42 ] a widow whose brother-in-law refused to perform a levirate marriage , and she consequently performs the Halitzah ceremony [ 43 ]
The order for a trumpet sounding on Yom Kippur (Leviticus 25:9b) Rules concerning redeeming property (Leviticus 25:23 and 25:26-34) Order to only keep heathens as slaves (Leviticus 25:40, 25:42, 25:44-46) Rules concerning redeeming people (Leviticus 25:48-52, and 25:54) Law concerning the commutation of vows (Leviticus 27)
Niddah has the general meaning of "expulsion" and "elimination", [12] coming from the root ndd, "to make distant" (the Aramaic Bible translations use the root rhq, "to be distant"), reflecting the physical separation of women during their menstrual periods, [13] who were "discharged" and "excluded" from society by being banished to and ...
Leviticus 24:10-23 tells the story of a certain man, whose name is not given. He was the son of an Israelite mother, Shelomith, daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan. He had an Egyptian father who is not given a name (v. 10). Shelomith's son, in the course of a quarrel with another Israelite, blasphemed, using the Divine Name.
The Bible lists several types of relationship which it regards as incestuous unions; one list appears in the Deuteronomic Code, and two lists occur in the Holiness Code of Leviticus. These lists only mention relationships with female relatives; excluding lesbianism , which implies that the list is addressed to men.
The Book of Leviticus states that a mother should be considered unclean for 40 days after giving birth to a boy and for 80 days after giving birth to a girl. The scene shows a mother in bed eating, surrounded by women and children. Her baby is rocked in a crib. In the foreground, three children ladle water from a jar.
While Leviticus 12:6–8 required a new mother to bring a burnt-offering and a sin-offering, Leviticus 26:9 Deuteronomy 28:11 and Psalm 127:3–5 make clear that having children is a blessing from God, Genesis 15:2 and 1 Samuel 1:5–11 characterize childlessness as a misfortune, and Leviticus 20:20 and Deuteronomy 28:18 threaten childlessness ...
Negiah (Hebrew: נגיעה), In english: "touch", is the concept in Jewish law that forbids or restricts sensual physical contact with a member of the opposite sex except for one's spouse, outside the niddah period, and certain close relatives to whom one is presumed not to have sexual attraction.