Thematic Bible: Signified by washing the hands
Thematic Bible
Innocency » Signified by washing the hands
All the elders of that city nearest to the dead man shall wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley;
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I will wash my hands in innocence,
And I will go about Your altar, O Lord,
So when Pilate saw that he was getting nowhere, but rather that a riot was breaking out, he took water and washed his hands [to ceremonially cleanse himself of guilt] in the presence of the crowd, saying, “I am innocent of this [righteous] Man’s blood; see to that yourselves.”
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