Leviticus 16:24

And he shall wash his flesh with water in the holy place, and put on his garments, and come forth, and offer his burnt offering, and the burnt offering of the people, and make an atonement for himself, and for the people.

Cross-references

Leviticus 16:3 prescribes the offerings for atonement; verse 24 completes the ritual with washing and burnt offerings.

Leviticus 16:4 describes the holy linen vestments Aaron puts on before the ceremony — here after bathing he puts on his regular garments, completing the sequence.

Leviticus 16:5 specifies the two goats and ram that the high priest offers in verse 24 as burnt and sin offerings.

Leviticus 16:17 explains the isolation during atonement; verse 24 shows the priest emerging after that to offer burnt offerings.

Leviticus 16:33 summarizes all atonement made on that day; verse 24 is the step where the priest offers burnt offerings for himself and people.

Leviticus 8:7-9 describes the high priest's garments put on at ordination; here he puts them on after washing.

Leviticus 23:27 Historical context

Leviticus 23:27 establishes the Day of Atonement as the tenth day of the seventh month; verse 24 details the ritual performed on that day.

Leviticus 8:6 records the washing of Aaron at his consecration — here he bathes after the atonement; both involve water purification but at different stages.

Leviticus 22:6 requires bathing after uncleanness; here the priest bathes to resume duties after atonement.

Exodus 28:4-14 details the design of the garments the high priest wears in this ritual.

Exodus 29:4 Parallel

Exodus 29:4 commands washing Aaron and his sons at ordination; here the high priest washes yearly on Yom Kippur.

Hebrews 9:10 calls such washings external regulations, contrasting them with the inner cleansing of Christ.

Hebrews 10:22 uses washing imagery for believers' cleansing through Christ, a typological fulfillment of this ritual.