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In the context of the Bible, menstruation is addressed primarily in the Old Testament, where it is associated with ritual purity and impurity laws.<br><br><b>Biblical References:</b><br><br>1. <b><a href="/leviticus/15-19.htm">Leviticus 15:19-30</a></b>: This passage provides detailed instructions regarding the state of ritual impurity associated with menstruation. According to Levitical law, a woman is considered ceremonially unclean during her menstrual period. "When a woman has a discharge, and the discharge from her body is blood, she shall be in her menstrual impurity for seven days, and whoever touches her shall be unclean until evening" (<a href="/leviticus/15-19.htm">Leviticus 15:19</a>). The passage further outlines the procedures for purification after the menstrual period, including the offering of sacrifices.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/leviticus/18-19.htm">Leviticus 18:19</a></b>: This verse prohibits sexual relations with a woman during her menstrual period, emphasizing the importance of maintaining ritual purity. "You must not approach a woman to have sexual relations with her during her menstrual impurity" (<a href="/leviticus/18-19.htm">Leviticus 18:19</a>).<br><br>3. <b><a href="/ezekiel/18-6.htm">Ezekiel 18:6</a></b>: The prophet Ezekiel reiterates the prohibition against sexual relations during menstruation as part of a broader call to righteousness and adherence to God's laws. "He does not defile his neighbor’s wife or approach a woman during her period" (<a href="/ezekiel/18-6.htm">Ezekiel 18:6</a>).<br><br><b>Theological and Cultural Context:</b><br><br>In ancient Israel, the laws concerning menstruation were part of a broader system of purity laws that governed various aspects of daily life. These laws were intended to set the Israelites apart as a holy people dedicated to God. The concept of ritual impurity was not synonymous with sinfulness but rather indicated a temporary state that required purification.<br><br>The restrictions associated with menstruation served several purposes. They underscored the sanctity of life and the importance of blood, which was considered the life force. The laws also provided a period of rest and separation for women, which could be seen as a time for physical and spiritual renewal.<br><br><b>New Testament Perspective:</b><br><br>While the New Testament does not explicitly address menstruation, it emphasizes the fulfillment of the Law through Jesus Christ. The focus shifts from ritual purity to spiritual purity and moral conduct. In the Gospels, Jesus' interactions with women, including those considered ritually unclean, demonstrate a compassionate approach that transcends traditional purity laws. For example, in the account of the woman with the issue of blood (<a href="/mark/5-25.htm">Mark 5:25-34</a>), Jesus heals her and commends her faith, highlighting the transformative power of grace and faith over ritual observance.<br><br><b>Contemporary Considerations:</b><br><br>In modern Christian thought, the Old Testament laws regarding menstruation are often viewed as part of the ceremonial law fulfilled in Christ. While these laws are not typically observed in contemporary Christian practice, they provide insight into the historical and cultural context of the biblical narrative. They also offer an opportunity to reflect on the themes of holiness, purity, and the dignity of women as created in the image of God.<a name="web" id="web"></a><div class="vheading2">Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary</div>1. (<I>a.</I>) Recurring once a month; monthly; gone through in a month; as, the menstrual revolution of the moon; pertaining to monthly changes; as, the menstrual equation of the sun's place.<p>2. (<I>a.</I>) of or pertaining to the menses; as, menstrual discharges; the menstrual period.<p>3. (<I>a.</I>) of or pertaining to a menstruum.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/5079.htm"><span class="l">5079. niddah -- impurity</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from nadad Definition impurity NASB Word Usage abhorrent (1), abhorrent<br> thing (2), impurity (8), <b>menstrual</b> (1), <b>menstrual</b> impurity (7), <b>menstrual</b> <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5079.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/5708.htm"><span class="l">5708. ed -- filthy</span></a><br><b>...</b> filthy From an unused root meaning to set a period (compare adah, uwd); the <b>menstrual</b><br> flux (as periodical); by implication (in plural) soiling -- filthy. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/5708.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><p> <a href="/hebrew/2101.htm"><span class="l">2101. zob -- an issue (of fluid)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from zub Definition an issue (of fluid) NASB Word Usage discharge (13).<br> issue. From zuwb; a seminal or <b>menstrual</b> flux -- issue. see HEBREW zuwb. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/2101.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_the_flesh_of_christ_3.htm"><span class="l">Whether the Flesh of Christ was Conceived of the virgin's Purest <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> men's bodies. But other men's bodies are not formed from the purest blood<br> but from the semen and the <b>menstrual</b> blood. Therefore <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the flesh of christ 3.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_it_is_allowable_for.htm"><span class="l">Whether it is Allowable for a Menstruous Wife to Ask for the <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> reason, although not on account of the first. Now, the <b>menstrual</b> issue may<br> be natural or unnatural. The natural issue is that to which <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether it is allowable for.htm</font><p><a href="/library/various/constitutions_of_the_holy_apostles/sec_v_the_teaching_of_the.htm"><span class="l">The Teaching of the Apostles in Opposition to Jewish and Gentile <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> For neither lawful mixture, nor child-bearing, nor the <b>menstrual</b> purgation, nor<br> nocturnal pollution, can defile the nature of a man, or separate the Holy <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../various/constitutions of the holy apostles/sec v the teaching of the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/plotinus/the_six_enneads/eighth_tractate_on_the_intellectual.htm"><span class="l">Eighth Tractate. On the Intellectual Beauty.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> It has nothing to do with the blood or the <b>menstrual</b> process: either there is also<br> a colour and form apart from all this, or there is nothing unless sheer <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../plotinus/the six enneads/eighth tractate on the intellectual.htm</font><p><a href="/library/schaff/the_seven_ecumenical_councils/i_the_letter_of_the.htm"><span class="l">The Letter of the Blessed Dionysius, the Archbishop of Alexandria <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> question proposed, was whether Christian women should be excluded from the church<br> and need follow the example of the Hebrews, who "when the <b>menstrual</b> flux was <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/i the letter of the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_the_blessed_virgin_cooperated.htm"><span class="l">Whether the Blessed virgin Cooperated Actively in the Conception <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> viii. By a supernatural power, because they say that the mother requires not only<br> to supply the matter, which is the <b>menstrual</b> blood, but also the semen, which <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the blessed virgin cooperated.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_wars_of_the_jews_or_history_of_the_destruction_of_jerusalem/chapter_6_concerning_macherus_and.htm"><span class="l">Concerning Macherus, and How Lucilius Bassus Took that Citadel <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> by such as would do it, but recedes from their hands, nor will yield itself to be<br> taken quietly, until either the urine of a woman, or her <b>menstrual</b> blood, be <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter 6 concerning macherus and.htm</font><p><a href="/library/aquinas/summa_theologica/whether_consanguinity_is_rightly_defined.htm"><span class="l">Whether Consanguinity is Rightly Defined?</span></a> <br><b>...</b> That sometimes one relation is called the flesh of another, is because the blood<br> which is transformed into the man's seed or into the <b>menstrual</b> fluid is <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether consanguinity is rightly defined.htm</font><p><a href="/library/josephus/the_wars_of_the_jews_or_history_of_the_destruction_of_jerusalem/chapter_8_how_vespasian_upon.htm"><span class="l">How Vespasian Upon Hearing of Some Commotions in Gall, Made Haste <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> is full, it is not easy to cut off the rest, for it is so tenacious as to make the<br> ship hang upon its clods till they set it loose with the <b>menstrual</b> blood of <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chapter 8 how vespasian upon.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/m/menstrual.htm"><span class="l"><b>Menstrual</b> (9 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 1. (a.) Recurring once a month; monthly; gone through in a month; as, the <b>menstrual</b><br> revolution of the moon; pertaining to monthly changes; as, the <b>menstrual</b><b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/menstrual.htm - 9k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/flood.htm"><span class="l">Flood (70 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> currency. 4. (vi) <b>Menstrual</b> discharge; menses. 5. (vt) To overflow; to inundate;<br> to deluge; as, the swollen river flooded the valley. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/flood.htm - 31k</font><p><a href="/topical/f/flower.htm"><span class="l">Flower (33 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> 6. (n.) A figure of speech; an ornament of style. 7. (n.) Ornamental type used chiefly<br> for borders around pages, cards, etc. 8. (n.) <b>Menstrual</b> discharges. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/f/flower.htm - 18k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/menstruation.htm"><span class="l">Menstruation (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/menstruation.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/m/men-stealers.htm"><span class="l">Men-stealers (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br>Men-stealers. Menstealers, Men-stealers. <b>Menstrual</b> . Multi-Version Concordance <b>...</b> <br> Menstealers, Men-stealers. <b>Menstrual</b> . Reference Bible. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/m/men-stealers.htm - 6k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/PMS.html">How can I maintain a good attitude when I am struggling with PMS? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-women-tampons.html">Should Christian women use tampons? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/filthy-rags.html">Why are all of our righteous acts considered filthy rags? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://clyx.com/term/menstrual.htm">Menstrual: 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">Menstrual (9 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/15-19.htm">Leviticus 15:19</a></span><br />"'If a woman has a discharge, and her discharge in her flesh is blood, she shall be in her impurity seven days: and whoever touches her shall be unclean until the evening.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/15-20.htm">Leviticus 15:20</a></span><br />"'Everything that she lies on in her impurity shall be unclean. Everything also that she sits on shall be unclean. <br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/15-24.htm">Leviticus 15:24</a></span><br />"'If any man lies with her, and her monthly flow is on him, he shall be unclean seven days; and every bed whereon he lies shall be unclean.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/15-25.htm">Leviticus 15:25</a></span><br />"'If a woman has a discharge of her blood many days not in the time of her period, or if she has a discharge beyond the time of her period; all the days of the discharge of her uncleanness shall be as in the days of her period: she is unclean.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/15-33.htm">Leviticus 15:33</a></span><br />and of her who has her period, and of a man or woman who has a discharge, and of him who lies with her who is unclean.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/leviticus/18-19.htm">Leviticus 18:19</a></span><br />"'You shall not approach a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.<br /><span class="source">(See NAS RSV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/isaiah/30-22.htm">Isaiah 30:22</a></span><br />Ye shall defile also the covering of thy graven images of silver, and the ornament of thy molten images of gold: thou shalt cast them away as a menstruous cloth; thou shalt say unto it, Get thee hence.<br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/18-6.htm">Ezekiel 18:6</a></span><br />and has not eaten on the mountains, neither has lifted up his eyes to the idols of the house of Israel, neither has defiled his neighbor's wife, neither has come near to a woman in her impurity,<br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/ezekiel/22-10.htm">Ezekiel 22:10</a></span><br />In you have they uncovered their fathers' nakedness; in you have they humbled her who was unclean in her impurity. <br /><span class="source">(See NAS)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/m/menstrual.htm">Menstrual</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/menstrual.htm">Menstrual (9 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/u/unwell.htm">Unwell (3 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/defilement.htm">Defilement (12 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/d/defile.htm">Defile (63 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/m/menstruous.htm">Menstruous (4 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/m/men-stealers.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Men-stealers"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Men-stealers" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/m/menstrual_impurity.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Menstrual Impurity"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Menstrual Impurity" /></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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>