Washing (Easton)

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(Mark 7:1-9 ). The Jews, like other Orientals, used their fingers when taking food, and therefore washed their hands before doing so, for the sake of cleanliness. Here the reference is to the ablutions prescribed by tradition, according to which 'the disciples ought to have gone down to the side of"> StudyL ı ght .org Plug in, Turn on and Be En light ened! Not Yet a Member? Click to Sign Up Now! --> --> Bible Study Tools Lang uage Tools Study Lib rary Hist orical Writings Pas toral Resources Per sonal Resources Site Resources Lectionary Calendar Saturday, June 6th, 2026 the Week of Proper 4 / Ordinary 9 video advertismenet advertisement advertisement advertisement Attention! For 10¢ a day you can enjoy StudyLight.org ads free while helping to build churches and support pastors in Uganda. Click here to learn more! Home » Bible Dictionaries » Easton's Bible Dictionary » Letter W Bible Dictionaries Washing Easton's Bible Dictionary Search for… Enter query below: or A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Prev Entry Wars of the Lord, the Book of the Next Entry Watches Resource Toolbox Print Article Additional Links Dictionaries Webster Dictionary Lashng Ashine Washen (only first 3 shown) Encyclopedias 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica Philip Massinger Sir Michael Patrick Cashin McClintock and Strong's Bible Encyclopedia Bassinger, Sephrenus D. The Nuttall Encyclopedia Massinger, Philip The Catholic Encyclopedia Johann Simon (Joachim) Haspinger ( Mark 7:1-9 ). The Jews, like other Orientals, used their fingers when taking food, and therefore washed their hands before doing so, for the sake of cleanliness. Here the reference is to the ablutions prescribed by tradition, according to which "the disciples ought to have gone down to the side of the lake, washed their hands thoroughly, 'rubbing the fist of one hand in the hollow of the other, then placed the ten finger-tips together, holding the hands up, so that any surplus water might flow down to the elbow, and thence to the ground.'" To neglect to do this had come to be regarded as a great sin, a sin equal to the breach of any of the ten commandments. Moses had commanded washings oft, but always for some definite cause; but the Jews multiplied the legal observance till they formed a large body of precepts. To such precepts about ceremonial washing Mark here refers. (See ABLUTION .)

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• part_of source-manifest/easton — Easton's Bible Dictionary (PD)