Nehemiah 12:30

New American Bible - revised edition

The priests and Levites first purified themselves, then they purified the people, the gates, and the wall.

Cross References

Genesis 35:2

So Jacob told his household and all who were with him: “Get rid of the foreign gods among you; then purify yourselves and change your clothes.

1 Chronicles 15:14

Accordingly, the priests and the Levites sanctified themselves to bring up the ark of the Lord, the God of Israel.

2 Chronicles 29:34

Since there were too few priests to skin all the victims for the burnt offerings, their fellow Levites assisted them until the task was completed and the priests had sanctified themselves. The Levites, in fact, were more careful than the priests to sanctify themselves.

2 Chronicles 29:5

and said to them: “Listen to me, you Levites! Sanctify yourselves now and sanctify the house of the Lord, the God of your ancestors, and clean out the filth from the sanctuary.

Ezra 6:21

The Israelites who had returned from the exile and all those who had separated themselves from the uncleanness of the Gentiles in the land shared in it, seeking the Lord, the God of Israel.

Nehemiah 12:29

from Beth-gilgal, and from the plains of Geba and Azmaveth (for the singers had built themselves settlements about Jerusalem).

Nehemiah 13:22

Then I ordered the Levites to purify themselves and to watch the gates, so that the sabbath day might be kept holy. This, too, remember in my favor, my God, and have mercy on me in accordance with your great mercy! Mixed Marriages.

Nehemiah 13:30

So I cleansed them of all foreign contamination. I established the various functions for the priests and Levites, so that each had an appointed task.

Job 1:5

And when each feast had run its course, Job would send for them and sanctify them, rising early and offering sacrifices for every one of them. For Job said, “It may be that my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” Job did this habitually. The Interview Between the Lord and the Satan.

Exodus 19:10

the Lord said to Moses: Go to the people and have them sanctify themselves today and tomorrow. Have them wash their garments

Exodus 19:15

He said to the people, “Be ready for the third day. Do not approach a woman.” The Great Theophany.

Hebrews 5:1

Every high priest is taken from among men and made their representative before God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins.

Hebrews 5:3

and so, for this reason, must make sin offerings for himself as well as for the people.