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This condition is mentioned in the context of the Old Testament laws and regulations, particularly those concerning ceremonial cleanliness and the qualifications for offerings and priesthood.<br><br><b>Old Testament References</b><br><br>The concept of being "scabbed" is primarily found in the book of Leviticus, which contains detailed laws given to the Israelites regarding cleanliness and holiness. In <a href="/leviticus/21-20.htm">Leviticus 21:20</a>, the term is used in the context of physical blemishes that disqualify a descendant of Aaron from serving as a priest: "or who is a hunchback or a dwarf, or who has an eye defect or a festering rash or scabs or a crushed testicle." . Here, the presence of scabs is listed among other physical imperfections that render a priest unfit for service at the altar, emphasizing the requirement for physical wholeness in those who serve in the sanctuary.<br><br>Similarly, in <a href="/leviticus/22-22.htm">Leviticus 22:22</a>, the term is used concerning animals that are to be offered as sacrifices: "You are not to present to the LORD an animal that is blind, injured, maimed, or has a wart, festering rash, or scabs. You are not to place any of these on the altar as a food offering presented to the LORD." . This regulation underscores the importance of offering only unblemished animals, symbolizing purity and perfection in the sacrifices made to God.<br><br><b>Symbolic and Theological Implications</b><br><br>The mention of scabs in these contexts highlights the broader biblical theme of holiness and the separation between the sacred and the profane. In the ancient Israelite religious system, physical imperfections were often seen as symbolic of spiritual or moral imperfections. The requirement for priests and sacrifices to be without blemish served as a tangible representation of the holiness that God demands from His people.<br><br>From a theological perspective, these laws point to the ultimate need for spiritual purity and the perfect sacrifice, which Christians believe is fulfilled in Jesus Christ. The New Testament presents Christ as the unblemished Lamb of God, whose sacrifice atones for the sins of humanity (<a href="/1_peter/1-19.htm">1 Peter 1:19</a>).<br><br><b>Cultural and Historical Context</b><br><br>In the ancient Near Eastern context, skin diseases and conditions like scabs were often viewed with suspicion and fear, as they could be contagious and lead to ritual impurity. The Levitical laws provided a framework for maintaining community health and ensuring that the worship of God was conducted in a manner that reflected His holiness.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>The biblical references to being "scabbed" serve as a reminder of the high standards of purity and holiness required by God. They reflect the broader biblical narrative of the need for redemption and the provision of a perfect mediator between God and humanity.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>imp. & p. p.</I>) of Scab.<p>2. (<I>a.</I>) Abounding with scabs; diseased with scabs.<p>3. (<I>a.</I>) Fig.: Mean; paltry; vile; worthless.<a name="isb" id="isb"></a><div class="vheading2">International Standard Bible Encyclopedia</div><span class="encheading">SCAB, SCABBED</span><p>skab, skab'-ed, skabd (yallepheth, micpachath, cappachath, verb sippach; semasia, leichen): These are generic terms for any skin disease in which there are patches of hard crusts on the surface. The commonest of these are the forms now named eczema, herpes and, perhaps, psoriasis, all of which are common in Bible lands. Milder cases in which the disease was localized and in small patches (the semasia of the Septuagint) did not render the bearer unclean, and they were to be distinguished by the priest (<a href="/leviticus/13-2.htm">Leviticus 13:2, 6</a>) from the more virulent and spreading eruptions which (<a href="/leviticus/13-7.htm">Leviticus 13:7</a>) were regarded as causes of ceremonial uncleanness. These severer forms are the leichen of Septuagint mentioned in <a href="/leviticus/21-20.htm">Leviticus 21:20</a>, which disqualified any son of Aaron from serving as a priest, and when affecting an animal rendered it unfit to be offered as a burnt offering (<a href="/leviticus/22-22.htm">Leviticus 22:22</a>). Hippocrates speaks of these cases as obstinate and persistent, and Galen believed that they might degenerate into leprosy; hence, the terms in which Aeschylus speaks of it (Choephori 281). Celsus, however, recognized that leichen was a papular eruption, not a true scab. The name yallepheth seems to have been given to it on account of the firmness of attachment of the scabs, while the term micpachath refers to its tendency to spread and cover the surface. A cognate word in <a href="/ezekiel/13-18.htm">Ezekiel 13:18</a> is the name of a large Tallith or prayer veil used by the false prophetesses in Israel (translated "kerchief"). Scabs were especially disfiguring on the head, and this infliction was threatened as a punishment on the daughters of Zion for their wanton haughtiness (<a href="/isaiah/3-17.htm">Isaiah 3:17</a>). In Middle English, "scab" is used for itch or mange, and as a term of opprobrium, as in Greene, Bacon and Bungay, 35, 1591.<br><br>Alexander Macalister<p><a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/3217.htm"><span class="l">3217. yallepheth -- scab, scurf (an eruptive disease)</span></a><br><b>...</b> <b>scabbed</b>. From an unused root apparently meaning to stick or scrape; scurf or tetter --<br> <b>scabbed</b>. 3216, 3217. yallepheth. 3218 . Strong's Numbers. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3217.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/tertullian/apology/chapter_xiv_i_wish_now.htm"><span class="l">I Wish Now to Review Your Sacred Rites; and I Pass no Censure on <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> I wish now to review your sacred rites; and I pass no censure on your sacrificing,<br> when you offer the worn-out, the <b>scabbed</b>, the corrupting; when you cut off <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/tertullian/apology/chapter xiv i wish now.htm</font><p><a href="/library/unknown/the_clementine_homilies/chapter_vi_tidings_from_judaea.htm"><span class="l">Tidings from Jud??a.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> deaf to hear, the blind to see, the lame to walk, raised up the bowed down, drove<br> away every disease, put to flight every demon; and even <b>scabbed</b> lepers, by <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter vi tidings from judaea.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_acts_and_romans/homily_xx_rom_xii_1.htm"><span class="l">Rom. xii. 1</span></a> <br><b>...</b> were bid to look on every side, and were not permitted to offer an animal "that<br> hath anything superfluous or lacking, or is scurvy, or <b>scabbed</b>" (Leviticus 22:22 <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily xx rom xii 1.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_2_1856/false_professors_solemnly_warned.htm"><span class="l">False Professors Solemnly Warned</span></a> <br><b>...</b> a god of it? Ah! sirs, the church is not pure; the church is not perfect;<br> we have <b>scabbed</b> sheep in the flock. In our own little <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 2 1856/false professors solemnly warned.htm</font><p><a href="/library/leo/writings_of_leo_the_great/chapter_xi_what_manner_of.htm"><span class="l">What Manner of Man Ought not to Come to Rule.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> The cutaneous diseases specified are denoted, here as in the Vulgate, by jugas scabies<br> (psora agria, LXX.; scurvy, AV) and impetigo (leichen, LXX.; <b>scabbed</b> AV <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../leo/writings of leo the great/chapter xi what manner of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/browne/religio_medici/section_iii.htm"><span class="l">section iii.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> curiosity this way, till I laughed my self out of it with a piece of Justine, where<br> he delivers that the Children of Israel for being <b>scabbed</b> were banished out <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/browne/religio medici/section iii.htm</font><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_31_1885/a_question_for_a_questioner.htm"><span class="l">A Question for a Questioner</span></a> <br><b>...</b> eternal life, and they shall never perish;" but he has said it of all the sheep,<br> aye, and of the smallest lamb of all the flock, of the most <b>scabbed</b> and wounded <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 31 1885/a question for a questioner.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/constitutions_of_the_holy_apostles/sec_iii_how_the_bishop_is.htm"><span class="l">How the Bishop is to Treat the Innocent, the Guilty, and the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> whole pot of sweet ointment;" [2676] and "when a king hearkens to unrighteous counsel,<br> all the servants under him are wicked." [2677] So one <b>scabbed</b> sheep, if <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../various/constitutions of the holy apostles/sec iii how the bishop is.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bunyan/the_works_of_john_bunyan_volumes_1-3/the_doctrine.htm"><span class="l">The Doctrine</span></a> <br>The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3. <. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/the doctrine.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bunyan/the_works_of_john_bunyan_volumes_1-3/a_few_sighs_from_hell.htm"><span class="l">A Few Sighs from Hell;</span></a> <br>The Works of John Bunyan Volumes 1-3. <. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../bunyan/the works of john bunyan volumes 1-3/a few sighs from hell.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/s/scabbed.htm"><span class="l"><b>Scabbed</b> (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SCAB, <b>SCABBED</b>. skab <b>...</b> Alexander Macalister.<br> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Scabbed</b> (3 Occurrences). Leviticus <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/scabbed.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/scurvy.htm"><span class="l">Scurvy (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Leviticus 21:20 Or crookbacked, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or<br> be scurvy, or <b>scabbed</b>, or hath his stones broken; (KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/scurvy.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/scabs.htm"><span class="l">Scabs (4 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Leviticus 22:22 Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or <b>scabbed</b>, or scurvy,<br> ye shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/scabs.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/scab.htm"><span class="l">Scab (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> strike. 8. (vi) To become covered with a scab; as, the wound <b>scabbed</b> over.<br> Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SCAB, <b>SCABBED</b>. skab <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/scab.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/s/scabbard.htm"><span class="l">Scabbard (6 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/s/scabbard.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/u/ulcerous.htm"><span class="l">Ulcerous (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Leviticus 22:22 Blind, or broken, or maimed, or ulcerous, or with itch, or <b>scabbed</b><br> ye shall not present these to Jehovah, nor make an offering by fire of them <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/u/ulcerous.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/overspread.htm"><span class="l">Overspread (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Leviticus 21:20 or crook-backed, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye,<br> or is scurvy, or <b>scabbed</b>, or hath his stones broken; (See JPS). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/overspread.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wen.htm"><span class="l">Wen (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Leviticus 22:22 Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or <b>scabbed</b>,<br> ye shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wen.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/i/itch.htm"><span class="l">Itch (11 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Leviticus 22:22 Blind, or broken, or maimed, or ulcerous, or with itch, or <b>scabbed</b><br> ye shall not present these to Jehovah, nor make an offering by fire of them <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/i/itch.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/e/exposeth.htm"><span class="l">Exposeth (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Exposeth (1 Occurrence). Isaiah 3:17 The Lord also hath <b>scabbed</b> The crown of the<br> head of daughters of Zion, And Jehovah their simplicity exposeth. (YLT). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/e/exposeth.htm - 6k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://clyx.com/term/scabbed.htm">Scabbed: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Scabbed (3 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/21-20.htm">Leviticus 21:20</a></span><br />Or crookbacked, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or <span class="boldtext">scabbed</span>, or hath his stones broken;<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/22-22.htm">Leviticus 22:22</a></span><br />Blind, or broken, or maimed, or having a wen, or scurvy, or <span class="boldtext">scabbed</span>, ye shall not offer these unto the LORD, nor make an offering by fire of them upon the altar unto the LORD.<br /><span class="source">(KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/3-17.htm">Isaiah 3:17</a></span><br />The Lord also hath <span class="boldtext">scabbed</span> The crown of the head of daughters of Zion, And Jehovah their simplicity exposeth.<br /><span class="source">(YLT)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/s/scabbed.htm">Scabbed</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/scabbed.htm">Scabbed (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/itch.htm">Itch (11 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/scab.htm">Scab (7 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/leprosy.htm">Leprosy (51 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/leper.htm">Leper (34 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/i/itching.htm">Itching (4 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/f/festering.htm">Festering (7 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/t/testicles.htm">Testicles (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/eczema.htm">Eczema (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/damaged.htm">Damaged (44 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/dwarf.htm">Dwarf (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/scurvy.htm">Scurvy (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/sores.htm">Sores (16 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/scaffold.htm">Scaffold (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/w/withered.htm">Withered (46 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/defect.htm">Defect (62 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/s/spot.htm">Spot (42 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/r/running.htm">Running (135 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hump-backed.htm">Hump-backed (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hunchbacked.htm">Hunchbacked (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/h/hunchback.htm">Hunchback (1 Occurrence)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/disease.htm">Disease (213 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/e/eye.htm">Eye (145 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/s/scabbard.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Scabbard"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Scabbard" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/s/scabs.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Scabs"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Scabs" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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