
Leviticus 11–15: On Why You Can Step on Bugs and Eat Rock Badger Nuggets—And Still Go to Church (Bible Talk, Ep. 38)
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What's Your Question for Jim on Leviticus 12?
In Leviticus 12, a woman is purified for 33 days in the blood of her purifying. If she gives birth to a male child, it's 66 days; if she has a girl, it's doubled. The rationale could be tied to Genesis 3.16, the increased pain in child bearing. And I think one of the things that Leviticus is showing us and certainly the Israelites who are receiving this instruction for Moses would have been aware of what was going on.
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