Leviticus 15:19
And if a woman have an issue, and her issue in her flesh be blood, she shall be put apart seven days: and whosoever toucheth her shall be unclean until the even.
Cross-references
Leviticus 15:25 expands on the same topic, covering irregular prolonged bleeding beyond the normal period.
Leviticus 15:33 summarizes the entire chapter, including the menstrual impurity rule from verse 19.
Leviticus 12:2 compares postpartum impurity to menstrual impurity, directly echoing this law.
Leviticus 20:18 prohibits sex during menstruation, building on the impurity laws here.
Leviticus 18:19 forbids intercourse during menstruation, grounding the prohibition on the impurity defined in Leviticus 15:19.
Leviticus 12:4 extends the purification period after childbirth, applying the same principle of blood impurity.
Leviticus 22:5 includes touching a person with uncleanness (like a menstruating woman) as a source of impurity for holy offerings.
Ezekiel 36:17 explicitly compares Israel's defilement to menstrual uncleanness, directly referencing this law.
In Matthew 15:19, Jesus contrasts external impurity with internal sin, redefining defilement as moral rather than ceremonial.
Mark 5:25 describes a woman with a chronic discharge, directly illustrating the condition in Leviticus 15:19 and her resultant uncleanness.
2 Samuel 11:4 notes Bathsheba's purification after her period, directly referencing the cleansing ritual required by Leviticus 15:19-28.
1 Samuel 20:26 has Saul assuming David is ceremonially unclean, possibly from contact with a menstruating woman as per Leviticus 15:19.
Lamentations 1:8 uses menstrual uncleanness as a metaphor for Jerusalem's sin, alluding to this impurity.
Lamentations 1:9 continues the metaphor of menstrual uncleanness for Jerusalem's moral state.
Genesis 18:11 uses 'after the manner of women' to describe Sarah's ceased menstruation, contrasting with the active flow in Leviticus 15:19.
Genesis 31:35 shows Rachel using her menstrual period as an excuse, referencing the same physical state as Leviticus 15:19.