Thematic Bible: Were washed
Thematic Bible
hands » Were washed » Before eating
(The Pharisees and indeed all the Jewish people don't eat unless they wash their hands properly, following the tradition of their elders.
"Why do your disciples disregard the tradition of the elders? They don't wash their hands when they eat."
hands » Were washed » In token of innocency
All the elders of the city nearest the dead body are to wash their hands over the heifer whose neck was broken in the valley, and they are to make this declaration: "Our hands didn't shed this blood, nor were we witnesses to the crime.
hands » Were washed » After touching an unclean person
"Anyone whom the one with the discharge touches without rinsing his hands with water is to wash his clothes and bathe with water, and he will remain unclean until evening.