Topic
Water of separation
1 passage cited, from 2 classic reference works.
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The verses
The passages the works cite, those cited by more of them first.
- Numbers 19:1–22Easton
And the LORD spake unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying, This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never…
In the reference works
Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · 1 references
Used along with the ashes of a red heifer for the ceremonial cleansing of persons defiled by contact with a dead body (Num. 19).
Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · 0 references
Texts: Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897); Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884), from the CrossWire SWORD modules (public domain). Verse references were parsed from the works' own markup and checked against the KJV verse list.