Menstruation

Respecting women's modesty and enforcing complete quarantine during menstruation was rooted in the fear of being detected and seen as a grievous sin in ancient times. 84:4.8-9

In early times, the woman's periodic hemorrhage and loss of blood at childbirth suggested blood as the creator of the child and led to the blood-bond concept of human relationships. 84:2.1

Bible parallels

Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.

• Quarantine 84:4.8 — Lv 15:19-20.
• Defiled by touching menstruating woman 84:4.8 — Lv 15:21-22.
• Blood of life 84:2.1 — Lv 15:19; Lv 17:11.