Leviticus 12
King James Version · 8 verses · 100 cross-references linking it to 51 other chapters
Explore Leviticus 12 in the interactive map- 1And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,
- 2Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a woman have conceived seed, and born a man child: then she shall be unclean seven days; according to the days of the separation for her infirmity shall she be unclean.18 cross-references: Leviticus 15:19, Luke 2:22, Job 14:4, Leviticus 18:19, Romans 5:12–19
- 3And in the eighth day the flesh of his foreskin shall be circumcised.20 cross-references: Luke 2:21, Luke 1:59, John 7:22–23, Deuteronomy 30:6, Romans 4:11–12
- 4And she shall then continue in the blood of her purifying three and thirty days; she shall touch no hallowed thing, nor come into the sanctuary, until the days of her purifying be fulfilled.6 cross-references: Leviticus 15:25–28, Luke 2:22–23, Haggai 2:13
- 5But if she bear a maid child, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as in her separation: and she shall continue in the blood of her purifying threescore and six days.4 cross-references: 1 Timothy 2:14–15, Leviticus 12:4, Leviticus 12:2, Genesis 3:13
- 6And when the days of her purifying are fulfilled, for a son, or for a daughter, she shall bring a lamb of the first year for a burnt offering, and a young pigeon, or a turtledove, for a sin offering, unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, unto the priest:20 cross-references: Luke 2:22, Leviticus 15:29, 2 Corinthians 5:21, 1 Peter 1:18–19, Hebrews 7:26
- 7Who shall offer it before the Lord, and make an atonement for her; and she shall be cleansed from the issue of her blood. This is the law for her that hath born a male or a female.14 cross-references: Hebrews 9:12–14, Job 14:4, Romans 3:26, Leviticus 4:31, Leviticus 4:20
- 8And if she be not able to bring a lamb, then she shall bring two turtles, or two young pigeons; the one for the burnt offering, and the other for a sin offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for her, and she shall be clean.21 cross-references: Leviticus 5:7, Leviticus 4:26, Leviticus 14:22, Leviticus 1:14, Luke 2:22–24
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- A pair of turtledoves
Leviticus allowed poor families to offer two birds instead of a lamb after childbirth. Luke's mention of this offering quietly reveals Jesus' family was poor.
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