Topic
Defilement
103 passages cited, from 2 classic reference works.
These works date from 1896–1897 and are in the public domain. They reflect the Protestant scholarship of their time: their history, archaeology and dates can be out of date, and where they interpret, other traditions read the text differently. The verses are shown in the King James Version, the wording these works were written against.
The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Leviticus 11:8Nave · Torrey Caused by — Touching carcass of an unclean thing
Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.
- Leviticus 11:24–28Nave · Torrey Caused by — Touching carcass of an unclean thing
And for these ye shall be unclean: whosoever toucheth the carcase of them shall be unclean until the even. And whosoever beareth ought of the carcase of them shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even. The carcases of every beast which divideth…
- Leviticus 13:3Nave · Torrey Caused by — Leprosy
And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him…
- Leviticus 15:5–11Nave · Torrey Caused by — Touching carcass of an unclean thing
And whosoever toucheth his bed shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even. And he that sitteth on any thing whereon he sat that hath the issue shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until…
- Leviticus 17:15Nave · Torrey Caused by — Touching the carcass of any ceremonially unclean animal
And every soul that eateth that which died of itself, or that which was torn with beasts, whether it be one of your own country, or a stranger, he shall both wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even: then shall he be clean.
- Genesis 43:32Nave Egyptian usage, concerning
And they set on for him by himself, and for them by themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with him, by themselves: because the Egyptians might not eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an abomination unto the Egyptians.
- Leviticus 5:2–13Nave Caused by — Touching carcass of an unclean thing
Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty. Or if he touch the uncleanness…
- Leviticus 5:2Torrey CEREMONIAL CAUSED BY — Touching a dead beast
Or if a soul touch any unclean thing, whether it be a carcase of an unclean beast, or a carcase of unclean cattle, or the carcase of unclean creeping things, and if it be hidden from him; he also shall be unclean, and guilty.
- Leviticus 5:3Torrey THINGS LIABLE TO CEREMONIAL — The person
Or if he touch the uncleanness of man, whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be defiled withal, and it be hid from him; when he knoweth of it, then he shall be guilty.
- Leviticus 7:18–21Nave Laws relating to
And if any of the flesh of the sacrifice of his peace offerings be eaten at all on the third day, it shall not be accepted, neither shall it be imputed unto him that offereth it: it shall be an abomination, and the soul that eateth of it shall bear his…
- Leviticus 10:10Torrey PRIESTS — To decide in all cases of
And that ye may put difference between holy and unholy, and between unclean and clean;
- Leviticus 11:31–38Nave Caused by — Touching carcass of an unclean thing
These are unclean to you among all that creep: whosoever doth touch them, when they be dead, shall be unclean until the even. And upon whatsoever any of them, when they are dead, doth fall, it shall be unclean; whether it be any vessel of wood, or raiment,…
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- Leviticus 11:39 Nave Caused by — Touching the carcass of any ceremonially unclean animal
- Leviticus 11:40 Nave Caused by — Touching the carcass of any ceremonially unclean animal
- Leviticus 11:43 Nave Laws relating to
- Leviticus 11:44 Torrey Forbidden to the Jews
- Leviticus 11:45 Torrey Forbidden to the Jews
- Leviticus 12:2–8 Nave Caused by — Childbirth
- Leviticus 12:2 Torrey CEREMONIAL CAUSED BY — Child bearing
- Leviticus 13:11 Torrey CEREMONIAL CAUSED BY — Having a leprosy
- Leviticus 13:44–46 Nave Caused by — Leprosy
- Leviticus 13:59 Torrey THINGS LIABLE TO CEREMONIAL — Garments
- Leviticus 14:1–57 Nave Caused by — Leprosy
- Leviticus 14:44 Torrey THINGS LIABLE TO CEREMONIAL — Houses
- Leviticus 14:46–57 Nave Caused by — Touching carcass of an unclean thing
- Leviticus 14:46 Torrey CEREMONIAL CAUSED BY — Going into a leprous house
- Leviticus 15:1–15 Nave Caused by — Gonorrhea
- Leviticus 15:2 Torrey CEREMONIAL CAUSED BY — Having an issue, &c
- Leviticus 15:9 Torrey THINGS LIABLE TO CEREMONIAL — Furniture, &c
- Leviticus 15:10 Torrey THINGS LIABLE TO CEREMONIAL — Furniture, &c
- Leviticus 15:16 Nave Caused by — Spermatorrhea
- Leviticus 15:17 Nave Caused by — Copulation
- Leviticus 15:19–33 Nave Caused by — Menses
- Leviticus 16:26 Nave Of priests
- Leviticus 16:28 Nave Of priests
- Leviticus 17:16 Nave Caused by — Touching the carcass of any ceremonially unclean animal
- Leviticus 18:24 Torrey MORAL, CAUSED BY — Following the sins of the heathen
- Leviticus 18:25 Torrey THINGS LIABLE TO CEREMONIAL — The land
- Leviticus 18:28 Torrey Moral, punished
- Leviticus 18:29 Torrey Moral, punished
- Leviticus 19:31 Torrey MORAL, CAUSED BY — Seeking after wizards
- Leviticus 20:3 Torrey THINGS LIABLE TO CEREMONIAL — The sanctuary
- Leviticus 21:1–3 Torrey CEREMONIAL CAUSED BY — Mourning for the dead
- Leviticus 21:1–6 Torrey PRIESTS — Specially required to avoid
- Leviticus 21:11 Torrey PRIESTS — Specially required to avoid
- Leviticus 21:12 Torrey PRIESTS — Specially required to avoid
- Leviticus 22:2–7 Nave Laws relating to
- Leviticus 22:2 Torrey PRIESTS — Not to eat holy things while under
- Leviticus 22:3 Torrey PRIESTS — Punished for eating of the holy things while under
- Leviticus 22:4–7 Nave Caused by — Leprosy
- Leviticus 22:4 Nave Caused by — Gonorrhea
- Leviticus 22:4–6 Torrey PRIESTS — Not to eat holy things while under
- Leviticus 22:8 Nave Caused by — Touching the carcass of any ceremonially unclean animal
- Numbers 5:2 Torrey CEREMONIAL CAUSED BY — Having a leprosy
- Numbers 5:3 Torrey CEREMONIAL CAUSED BY — Having a leprosy
- Numbers 5:4 Torrey Those under, removed from the camp
- Numbers 9:6 Torrey CEREMONIAL CAUSED BY — Touching a dead body or a bone
- Numbers 9:7 Torrey CEREMONIAL CAUSED BY — Touching a dead body or a bone
- Numbers 19:7–10 Nave Of priests
- Numbers 19:7 Torrey CEREMONIAL CAUSED BY — Sacrificing the red heifer
- Numbers 19:8 Torrey CEREMONIAL CAUSED BY — Burning the red heifer
- Numbers 19:10 Torrey CEREMONIAL CAUSED BY — Gathering the ashes of the red heifer
- Numbers 19:11–22 Nave Caused by — Touching the dead
- Numbers 19:11 Torrey CEREMONIAL CAUSED BY — Touching a dead body or a bone
- Numbers 19:13 Torrey Neglecting purification from, punished by cutting off
- Numbers 19:14 Torrey THINGS LIABLE TO CEREMONIAL — Furniture, &c
- Numbers 19:15 Torrey THINGS LIABLE TO CEREMONIAL — Furniture, &c
- Numbers 19:16 Torrey CEREMONIAL CAUSED BY — Touching a dead body or a bone
- Numbers 19:18 Torrey Cleansed by legal offerings
- Numbers 19:19 Torrey Cleansed by legal offerings
- Numbers 19:20 Torrey Neglecting purification from, punished by cutting off
- Numbers 19:22 Torrey CEREMONIAL CAUSED BY — Touching an unclean person
- Numbers 31:19 Nave Caused by — Touching the dead
- Numbers 31:20 Nave Caused by — Touching the dead
- Deuteronomy 21:23 Torrey THINGS LIABLE TO CEREMONIAL — The land
- Deuteronomy 23:10 Nave Caused by — Touching carcass of an unclean thing
- Deuteronomy 23:11 Nave Caused by — Touching carcass of an unclean thing
- Deuteronomy 23:14 Torrey Those under, removed from the camp
- 2 Samuel 11:4 Nave Caused by — Menses
- Isaiah 59:3 Torrey MORAL, CAUSED BY — Blood shedding
- Ezekiel 20:17 Torrey MORAL, CAUSED BY — Making and serving idols
- Ezekiel 20:18 Torrey MORAL, CAUSED BY — Making and serving idols
- Ezekiel 22:3 Torrey MORAL, CAUSED BY — Making and serving idols
- Ezekiel 22:4 Torrey MORAL, CAUSED BY — Making and serving idols
- Ezekiel 23:7 Torrey MORAL, CAUSED BY — Making and serving idols
- Ezekiel 44:25 Nave Of priests
- Ezekiel 44:26 Nave Of priests
- Zephaniah 3:4 Torrey THINGS LIABLE TO CEREMONIAL — The sanctuary
- Matthew 15:11 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of sin
- Matthew 15:18 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of sin
- Matthew 15:20 Torrey Causes of, improperly enlarged by tradition
- Mark 7:2 Torrey Causes of, improperly enlarged by tradition
- Luke 2:22 Nave Caused by — Childbirth
- John 18:28 Nave Contact with sinners falsely supposed to cause
- Acts 10:11 Torrey CEREMONIAL CAUSED BY — Eating unclean things
- Acts 10:14 Torrey CEREMONIAL CAUSED BY — Eating unclean things
- Acts 10:15 Torrey Ceremonial, abolished under the gospel
- Romans 14:14 Torrey Ceremonial, abolished under the gospel
- 1 Corinthians 3:16 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of unholy doctrines
- 1 Corinthians 3:17 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of unholy doctrines
- Colossians 2:20–22 Torrey Ceremonial, abolished under the gospel
- Hebrews 9:13 Torrey Cleansed by legal offerings
- Jude 1:8 Torrey ILLUSTRATIVE — Of sin
In the topical indexes
Nave's Topical Bible (1896) · 41 references, grouped by sub-topic
- → Laws relating to Le 7:18-21; 11:43; 22:2-7
- → Caused by
- Leprosy Le 13:3,44-46; 14; 22:4-7
- Gonorrhea Le 15:1-15; 22:4
- Copulation Le 15:17
- Spermatorrhea Le 15:16,17
- Childbirth Le 12:2-8; Lu 2:22
- Menses Le 15:19-33; 2Sa 11:4
- Touching the dead Nu 19:11-22; 31:19,20
- Touching the carcass of any ceremonially unclean animal Le 11:39,40; 17:15,16; 22:8
- Touching carcass of an unclean thing Le 5:2-13; 11:8,24-28,31-38; 14:46-57; 15:5-11; De 23:10,11
- Killing in battle Nu 31:19,20
- → Contact with sinners falsely supposed to cause Joh 18:28
- → Of priests Le 16:26,28; Nu 19:7-10; Eze 44:25,26
- → Egyptian usage, concerning Ge 43:32
- → See ABLUTION
- → See PURIFICATION
- → See UNCLEANNESS
Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897) · 78 references, grouped by sub-topic
- Forbidden to the Jews Le 11:44,45
- THINGS LIABLE TO CEREMONIAL
- CEREMONIAL CAUSED BY
- Eating unclean things Le 11:8; Ac 10:11,14
- Eating things that died Le 17:15
- Touching a dead body or a bone Nu 9:6,7; 19:11,16
- Touching a grave Nu 19:16
- Touching a dead beast Le 5:2; 11:24-28
- Being alone with a dead body Nu 19:14
- Mourning for the dead Le 21:1-3
- Having a leprosy Le 13:3,11; Nu 5:2,3
- Having an issue, &c Le 15:2; Nu 5:2
- Touching anything defiled by an issue, &c Le 15:5-11
- Going into a leprous house Le 14:46
- Sacrificing the red heifer Nu 19:7
- Burning the red heifer Nu 19:8
- Gathering the ashes of the red heifer Nu 19:10
- Touching an unclean person Nu 19:22
- Child bearing Le 12:2
- Causes of, improperly enlarged by tradition Mr 7:2; Mt 15:20
- MORAL, CAUSED BY
- Moral, punished Le 18:24,25,28,29
- Those under, removed from the camp Nu 5:3,4; De 23:14
- PRIESTS
- Cleansed by legal offerings Nu 19:18,19; Heb 9:13
- Neglecting purification from, punished by cutting off Nu 19:13,20
- Ceremonial, abolished under the gospel Ac 10:15; Ro 14:14; Col 2:20-22
- ILLUSTRATIVE
Texts: Nave's Topical Bible (1896); Torrey's New Topical Textbook (1897), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.