Bath, Bathing

Boyd’s Bible Dictionary:

Part of the Jewish ritual of purification (Lev. 14:8; 15:5,16; 17:15; 22:6; Num. 19:7; 2 Sam. 11:2-4; 2 Kings 5:10). Customary after mourning (Ruth 3:3; 2 Sam. 12:20). Public bathing pools usually sheltered by porticos (2 Kings 20:20; Neh. 3:15; Isa. 22:11; John 5:2; 9:7).

From Manners and Customs of the Bible:

Isaiah 44:3. I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground.
Roberts thinks there is an allusion here to one mode of bathing practiced by Orientals, which is to have water poured on the body by an attendant. The Egyptian monuments give evidence that this mode was practiced in Egypt.

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