11 Bible Verses about Menstruation

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Leviticus 15:19-23

When a woman's natural course of blood runneth, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean unto the evening. And all that she lieth or sitteth upon as long as she is put apart shall be unclean. And whosoever toucheth her couch shall wash his clothes and bathe himself with water and be unclean unto the evening.read more.
And whosoever toucheth anything that she sat upon, shall wash his clothes and wash himself also in water, and be unclean unto the even: so that whether he touch her couch or anything whereon she hath sitten, he shall be unclean unto the evening.

Leviticus 12:1-5

And the LORD spake unto Moses, and said, "Speak unto the children of Israel, and say, 'When a woman hath conceived and hath borne a manchild, she shall be unclean seven days: even in like manner as when she is put apart in time of her natural disease. And in the eighth day the flesh of the child's foreskin shall be cut away.read more.
And she shall continue in the blood of her purifying thirty three days, she shall touch no hallowed thing nor come in to the sanctuary, until the time of her purifying be out. If she bear a maidchild, then she shall be unclean two weeks, as when she hath her natural disease. And she shall continue in the blood of her purifying sixty six days.

Leviticus 15:25-30

"'When a woman's blood runneth long time: whether out of the time of her natural course: as long as her uncleanness runneth, she shall be unclean after the manner as when she is put apart. All her couches whereon she lieth -as long as her issue listeth - shall be unto her as her couch when she is put apart. And whatsoever she sitteth upon, shall be unclean, as is her uncleanness when she is put apart. And whosoever toucheth them, shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean unto evening.read more.
And when she is cleansed of her issue, let her count her seven days, after that she is clean. And the eighth day let her take two turtles or two young pigeons and bring them unto the priest unto the door of the tabernacle of witness. And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering: and so make an atonement for her before the LORD, as concerning her unclean issue.

Isaiah 30:22

Ye shall destroy also the covering of your silver images, and the decking of your golden idols. Even as filthiness shall ye put them away, and say, "Get you hence."

Ezekiel 18:5-6

If a man be godly, and do the thing that is equal and right, he eateth not upon the hills; he lifteth not his eyes up to the Idols of Israel; he defileth not his neighbour's wife; he meddleth with no menstruous woman;

Ezekiel 22:10

In thee have they discovered their fathers' shame, in thee have they vexed women in their sickness.

Genesis 18:11

Abraham and Sara were both old and well stricken in age, and it ceased to be with Sara after the manner as it is with wives.

Leviticus 20:18

If a man lie with a woman in time of her natural disease and uncover her privities and open her fountain, and she also open the fountain of her blood, they shall both perish from among their people.

Genesis 31:35

Then said she to her father, "My lord, be not angry that I cannot rise up before thee, for the disease of women is come upon me." So searched he, but found them not.

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Hemorrhage » Menstruation

Matthew 9:20

And, behold, a woman, which was diseased with an issue of blood twelve years, came behind him and touched the hem of his vesture:

Luke 8:43

And a woman having an issue of blood twelve years: which had spent all her substance among Physicians, neither could be helped of any:

Leviticus 15:19

When a woman's natural course of blood runneth, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean unto the evening.

Menstruation » Figurative

Isaiah 30:22

Ye shall destroy also the covering of your silver images, and the decking of your golden idols. Even as filthiness shall ye put them away, and say, "Get you hence."

Lamentations 1:17

{Pe} Zion casteth out her hands, and there is no man to comfort her. The LORD hath laid the enemies round about Jacob, and Jerusalem is as it were a menstruous woman in the midst of them.

Ezekiel 36:17

"O thou son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt upon their own ground, they defiled themselves with their own ways and imaginations: so that in my sight their way was like the uncleanness of a menstruous woman.

Menstruation » Law relating to

Ezekiel 18:6

he eateth not upon the hills; he lifteth not his eyes up to the Idols of Israel; he defileth not his neighbour's wife; he meddleth with no menstruous woman;

Leviticus 15:19-30

When a woman's natural course of blood runneth, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean unto the evening. And all that she lieth or sitteth upon as long as she is put apart shall be unclean. And whosoever toucheth her couch shall wash his clothes and bathe himself with water and be unclean unto the evening. read more.
And whosoever toucheth anything that she sat upon, shall wash his clothes and wash himself also in water, and be unclean unto the even: so that whether he touch her couch or anything whereon she hath sitten, he shall be unclean unto the evening. And if a man lie with her in the mean time, he shall be put apart as well as she and shall be unclean seven days, and all his couch wherein he sleepeth shall be unclean. "'When a woman's blood runneth long time: whether out of the time of her natural course: as long as her uncleanness runneth, she shall be unclean after the manner as when she is put apart. All her couches whereon she lieth -as long as her issue listeth - shall be unto her as her couch when she is put apart. And whatsoever she sitteth upon, shall be unclean, as is her uncleanness when she is put apart. And whosoever toucheth them, shall be unclean, and shall wash his clothes and bathe himself in water and be unclean unto evening. And when she is cleansed of her issue, let her count her seven days, after that she is clean. And the eighth day let her take two turtles or two young pigeons and bring them unto the priest unto the door of the tabernacle of witness. And the priest shall offer the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering: and so make an atonement for her before the LORD, as concerning her unclean issue.

Leviticus 20:18

If a man lie with a woman in time of her natural disease and uncover her privities and open her fountain, and she also open the fountain of her blood, they shall both perish from among their people.

Menstruation » Uncleanness of

Isaiah 30:22

Ye shall destroy also the covering of your silver images, and the decking of your golden idols. Even as filthiness shall ye put them away, and say, "Get you hence."

Menstruation » Immunities of women during

Genesis 31:35

Then said she to her father, "My lord, be not angry that I cannot rise up before thee, for the disease of women is come upon me." So searched he, but found them not.

Menstruation » Of animals

Jeremiah 2:24

and thy wantonness is like a wild Ass, that useth the wilderness, and that snuffeth and bloweth at his will. Who can tame thee? All they that seek thee, shall not fail, but find thee in thy own uncleanness.

Menstruation » Cessation

Genesis 18:11

Abraham and Sara were both old and well stricken in age, and it ceased to be with Sara after the manner as it is with wives.

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