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Washing was required by the law for purification of uncleanness of any kind, as leprosy, etc. (Leviticus 15; ; ; ; ; ; ; ); mourning (; ). The high priest on the day of atonement, before each act of expiation (; ); also at his own consecration (). Anointing with perfumes was joined to the washing (). The laver at the door of the tabernacle was for the priests to wash in before entering (-20). The legal ritual prescribed washing, not bathing; also sprinkling. Baptism by immersion is not confirmed by legal types.