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In the context of the Bible, the act of bathing holds both physical and spiritual significance. Bathing is often associated with purification, cleansing, and preparation for worship or significant events. The practice is mentioned in various contexts throughout the Scriptures, reflecting its importance in the daily and religious life of the Israelites and early Christians.

Old Testament Context

In the Old Testament, bathing is frequently linked to ritual purification. The Mosaic Law contains numerous instructions regarding cleanliness, particularly in the book of Leviticus. For instance, Leviticus 15 outlines various bodily discharges that render a person ceremonially unclean, requiring them to bathe in water to restore cleanliness: "When the man with the discharge is cleansed of his discharge, he must count off seven days for his cleansing, wash his clothes, and bathe his body in fresh water; then he will be clean" (Leviticus 15:13).

Bathing was also a preparatory act for priests before performing their sacred duties. In Exodus 30:18-21, God commands Moses to make a bronze basin for washing, placed between the Tent of Meeting and the altar. Aaron and his sons were to wash their hands and feet before entering the Tent of Meeting or approaching the altar, ensuring they did not die by neglecting this command.

New Testament Context

In the New Testament, the concept of bathing takes on a more symbolic meaning, often associated with spiritual cleansing and baptism. Baptism, a form of ritual washing, signifies the washing away of sins and the believer's identification with the death, burial, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. In John 13:10, during the Last Supper, Jesus emphasizes the spiritual aspect of cleansing when He tells Peter, "The one who has bathed needs only to wash his feet, and he will be completely clean. And you are clean, though not all of you" . Here, Jesus distinguishes between the physical act of bathing and the spiritual purity He imparts to His disciples.

Cultural and Symbolic Significance

Bathing in biblical times was not only a matter of personal hygiene but also a cultural practice with deep religious implications. It symbolized a transition from impurity to purity, from the profane to the sacred. This is evident in the account of Naaman, the Syrian commander, who was instructed by the prophet Elisha to wash in the Jordan River seven times to be healed of his leprosy (2 Kings 5:10-14). Naaman's eventual compliance and subsequent healing underscore the transformative power of obedience and faith in God's instructions.

Spiritual Lessons

The act of bathing in the Bible serves as a powerful metaphor for spiritual renewal and sanctification. It reminds believers of the necessity of maintaining purity in their walk with God, both outwardly and inwardly. The physical act of washing is a tangible representation of the inner cleansing that God desires for His people, as expressed in Psalm 51:2: "Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity and cleanse me from my sin" .

In summary, the concept of being bathed in the Bible encompasses both the literal and the metaphorical, pointing to the importance of purity, obedience, and the transformative power of God's grace in the lives of His followers.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(imp. & p. p.) of Bathe.

Greek

3068. louo -- to bathe, to wash
... person (body). Word Origin a prim. verb Definition to bathe, to wash NASB
Word Usage bathed (1), washed (3), washing (1). wash. A ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/3068.htm - 7k

Strong's Hebrew

7364. rachats -- to wash, wash off or away, bathe
... root Definition to wash, wash off or away, bathe NASB Word Usage bathe (25), bathed
(6), bathing (1), wash (24), washed (13), washed away (1), washing (2). ...
/hebrew/7364.htm - 6k

Library

I Rose up to Open to My Beloved; My Hands Dropped with Myrrh, and ...
... CHAPTER V. 5. I rose up to open to my beloved; my hands dropped with myrrh,
and my fingers were bathed with the choicest myrrh. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/guyon/song of songs of solomon/5 i rose up to.htm

The Morning of Good Friday.
... various. [5977] A person who had so become Levitically unclean was technically
called Tebhul Yom (bathed of the day'). The other ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter xiv the morning of.htm

The Scourging of Jesus.
... disappeared among the crowd. Jesus fell almost without consciousness on the
ground, which was bathed with his blood. The executioners left ...
/.../the dolorous passion of our lord jesus christ/chapter xxii the scourging of.htm

Of the Necessity of Baptism to Salvation.
... of the Lord, then since the Lord Himself had defined baptism to be one; [8660]
(saying to Peter, who was desirous [8661] of being thoroughly bathed, "He who ...
/.../tertullian/on baptism/chapter xii of the necessity of.htm

Of the Second Baptism --With Blood.
... These two baptisms He sent out from the wound in His pierced side, [8703] in order
that they who believed in His blood might be bathed with the water; they who ...
/.../tertullian/on baptism/chapter xvi of the second baptismwith.htm

Christ Washes the Disciples' Feet. Conversation with Peter in ...
... Yea, if it be so, Lord, not my feet alone, but also my hands and my head." To this
Christ replied: "That is too much: he that is washed (bathed) needeth not ...
/.../section 266 christ washes the.htm

I Closed Her Eyes; and There Flowed Withal a Mighty Sorrow into My ...
... mind. And this also I confess unto Thy mercy, Father of the fatherless,
that I bathed, and was the same as before I bathed. For ...
/.../augustine/the confessions of saint augustine/chapter xii i closed her.htm

The Paschal Meal. Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet.
... that his head and hands also might be included, that he might in his entire man
have part with Christ.] 10 Jesus saith to him, He that is bathed needeth not ...
/.../mcgarvey/the four-fold gospel/cxviii the paschal meal jesus.htm

Argument. From the Prison they are Led Forth with Joy into the ...
... one bite of the leopard." And immediately at the conclusion of the exhibition he
was thrown to the leopard; and with one bite of his he was bathed with such a ...
/.../chapter vi argument from the prison.htm

The Thunderbolt Averted
... prisoners, she flew to him, flung her arms round him, covered him with her long,
dishevelled locks, and, drawing the youth to Hellebichus, bathed the feet of ...
/.../chapter viii the thunderbolt averted.htm

Thesaurus

Bathed (45 Occurrences)
... Multi-Version Concordance Bathed (45 Occurrences). Luke 11:38 And when the Pharisee
saw it, he marvelled that he had not first bathed himself before dinner. ...
/b/bathed.htm - 20k

Washed (113 Occurrences)
... me. (BBE). John 13:10 Jesus said to him, "Someone who has bathed only needs
to have his feet washed, but is completely clean. You ...
/w/washed.htm - 37k

Touching (121 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Leviticus 15:5 And anyone touching his bed is to have his clothing washed
and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening. (BBE). ...
/t/touching.htm - 37k

Tent-circle (45 Occurrences)
... Leviticus 16:26 And the man who takes away the goat for Azazel is to have his clothing
washed and his body bathed in water and then he may come back to the tent ...
/t/tent-circle.htm - 20k

Bathe (35 Occurrences)
... water. (DBY YLT). Leviticus 8:6 And Moses brought Aaron near, and his sons,
and bathed them with water. (Root in DBY YLT). Leviticus ...
/b/bathe.htm - 18k

Opening (242 Occurrences)
... (DBY YLT NAS RSV NIV). Exodus 29:4 And Aaron and his sons thou dost bring near unto
the opening of the tent of meeting, and hast bathed them with water; (YLT). ...
/o/opening.htm - 37k

Bathing (9 Occurrences)

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Natives (6 Occurrences)
... 17:15 And any person who eateth a carcase or torn thing, among natives or among
sojourners -- hath both washed his garments, and hath bathed with water, and ...
/n/natives.htm - 8k

Unfaltering (1 Occurrence)
... near with sincerity and unfaltering faith, having had our hearts sprinkled, once
for all, from consciences oppressed with sin, and our bodies bathed in pure ...
/u/unfaltering.htm - 6k

Oppressed (81 Occurrences)
... near with sincerity and unfaltering faith, having had our hearts sprinkled, once
for all, from consciences oppressed with sin, and our bodies bathed in pure ...
/o/oppressed.htm - 31k

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Bathed (45 Occurrences)

Luke 11:38
And when the Pharisee saw it, he marvelled that he had not first bathed himself before dinner.
(ASV)

John 13:10
Jesus said to him, "Someone who has bathed only needs to have his feet washed, but is completely clean. You are clean, but not all of you."
(WEB WEY ASV BBE YLT NAS RSV)

Acts 9:37
and it came to pass in those days she, having ailed, died, and having bathed her, they laid her in an upper chamber,
(YLT)

Hebrews 10:22
let us draw near with sincerity and unfaltering faith, having had our hearts sprinkled, once for all, from consciences oppressed with sin, and our bodies bathed in pure water.
(WEY YLT)

Exodus 29:4
And Aaron and his sons thou dost bring near unto the opening of the tent of meeting, and hast bathed them with water;
(YLT)

Exodus 40:12
And thou hast brought near Aaron and his sons unto the opening of the tent of meeting, and hast bathed them with water;
(YLT)

Leviticus 8:6
And Moses brought Aaron near, and his sons, and bathed them with water.
(DBY)

Leviticus 14:8
And he who is to be cleansed hath washed his garments, and hath shaved all his hair, and hath bathed with water, and hath been clean, and afterwards he doth come in unto the camp, and hath dwelt at the outside of his tent seven days.
(YLT)

Leviticus 14:9
And on the seventh day he is to have all the hair cut off his head and his chin and over his eyes--all his hair is to be cut off--and he will have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and he will be clean.
(BBE YLT)

Leviticus 15:5
And anyone touching his bed is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening.
(BBE YLT)

Leviticus 15:6
And he who has been seated on anything on which the unclean man has been seated is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening.
(BBE YLT)

Leviticus 15:7
And anyone touching the flesh of the unclean man is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening.
(BBE YLT)

Leviticus 15:8
And if liquid from the mouth of the unclean man comes on to him who is clean, then he is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening.
(BBE YLT)

Leviticus 15:10
And anyone touching anything which was under him will be unclean till the evening; anyone taking up any of these things is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening.
(BBE YLT)

Leviticus 15:11
And anyone on whom the unclean man puts his hands, without washing them in water, is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening.
(BBE YLT)

Leviticus 15:13
And when he who hath the issue is clean from his issue, then he hath numbered to himself seven days for his cleansing, and hath washed his garments, and hath bathed his flesh with running water, and been clean.
(YLT)

Leviticus 15:16
And if a man's seed goes out from him, then all his body will have to be bathed in water and he will be unclean till evening.
(BBE YLT)

Leviticus 15:18
And if a man has sex relations with a woman and his seed goes out from him, the two of them will have to be bathed in water and will be unclean till evening.
(BBE YLT)

Leviticus 15:21
And anyone touching her bed will have to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening.
(BBE YLT)

Leviticus 15:22
And anyone touching anything on which she has been seated will have to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening.
(BBE)

Leviticus 15:27
And anyone touching these things will be unclean, and his clothing will have to be washed and his body bathed in water and he will be unclean till evening.
(BBE YLT)

Leviticus 16:4
a holy linen coat he putteth on, and linen trousers are on his flesh, and with a linen girdle he girdeth himself, and with a linen mitre he wrappeth himself up; they 'are' holy garments; and he hath bathed with water his flesh, and hath put them on.
(YLT)

Leviticus 16:24
and he hath bathed his flesh with water in the holy place, and hath put on his garments, and hath come out, and hath made his burnt-offering, and the burnt-offering of the people, and hath made atonement for himself and for the people;
(YLT)

Leviticus 16:26
And the man who takes away the goat for Azazel is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and then he may come back to the tent-circle.
(BBE YLT)

Leviticus 16:28
And the man by whom they are burned is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water, and then he may come back to the tent-circle.
(BBE YLT)

Leviticus 17:15
And anyone who takes as food anything which has come to a natural end, or anything which has been put to death by beasts, if he is one of you by birth, or of another nation, will have to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening, and then he will be clean.
(BBE YLT)

Leviticus 17:16
But if his clothing is not washed and his body bathed, his sin will be on him.
(BBE)

Leviticus 22:6
Any person touching any such unclean thing will be unclean till evening, and may not take of the holy food till his flesh has been bathed in water;
(BBE YLT NAS RSV NIV)

Numbers 19:7
and the priest hath washed his garments, and hath bathed his flesh with water, and afterwards doth come in unto the camp, and the priest is unclean till the evening;
(YLT)

Numbers 19:8
And he who does the burning is to have his clothing washed and his body bathed in water and be unclean till evening.
(BBE YLT)

Numbers 19:19
And the clean hath sprinkled 'it' on the unclean on the third day, and on the seventh day, and hath cleansed him on the seventh day, and he hath washed his garments, and hath bathed with water, and hath been clean in the evening.
(YLT)

Ruth 3:3
and thou hast bathed, and anointed thyself, and put thy garments upon thee, and gone down to the threshing-floor; let not thyself be known to the man till he complete to eat and to drink;
(YLT)

1 Kings 22:38
And one washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked his blood, where the harlots bathed: according to the word of Jehovah, which he had spoken.
(DBY NAS NIV)

Job 29:6
When my steps were bathed in milk, and the rock poured out beside me rivers of oil! ...
(DBY NAS)

Song of Songs 5:3
I have put off my coat; how may I put it on? My feet are washed; how may I make them unclean?
(See RSV)

Song of Songs 5:12
His eyes are as the eyes of doves by the water streams, washed with milk, and rightly placed.
(See NAS RSV)

Isaiah 34:5
For my sword shall be bathed in heaven: behold, it shall come down upon Idumea, and upon the people of my curse, to judgment.
(KJV DBY WBS)

Isaiah 34:6
The sword of the Lord is full of blood, it is fat with the best of the meat, with the blood of lambs and goats, with the best parts of the sheep: for the Lord has a feast in Bozrah, and much cattle will be put to death in the land of Edom.
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 16:9
Then washed I you with water; yes, I thoroughly washed away your blood from you, and I anointed you with oil.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 23:40
Furthermore you have sent for men who come from far, to whom a messenger was sent, and behold, they came; for whom you did wash yourself, paint your eyes, and decorate yourself with ornaments,
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Daniel 4:15
Nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be bathed with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth.
(DBY)

Daniel 4:23
And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from the heavens, and saying, Hew the tree down, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of its roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be bathed with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him:
(DBY)

Daniel 4:25
They shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and thou shalt be bathed with the dew of heaven; and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the Most High ruleth over the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
(DBY)

Daniel 4:33
The same hour was the word fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar; and he was driven from men, and ate grass as oxen; and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven, till his hair grew like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws.
(DBY)

Daniel 5:21
and he was driven from the sons of men, and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses; they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was bathed with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the Most High God ruleth over the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.
(DBY)

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