Leviticus 14:8 (WEB)
“He who is to be cleansed shall wash his clothes, and shave off all his hair, and bathe himself in water; and he shall be clean. After that he shall come into the camp, but shall dwell outside his tent seven days.
Fathers and councils · 3
John Damascene
“The third baptism was that of the Law: for every impure person washed himself with water, and even washed his garments, and so entered into the camp.” — editor's note: Lev. xiv. 8.
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John Chrysostom
“To fulfill the law here again.” — editor's note: Lev. xiv. 1–32.
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“…and seven-lamped candlestick of the Temple) that the ceremony of the Priests’ consecration lasted seven days; and seven that of the purifying of a leper, and that of the Dedication of the Temple the same number, and that in the seventieth year the people returned from the Captivity; that whatever is in Units may…” — editor's note: Ib. xiv. 8.
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