Bible Dictionaries
Purge
Holman Bible Dictionary
To cleanse from impurity, frequently in the figurative sense of cleansing from evil (Deuteronomy 13:5 ), guilt (Deuteronomy 19:13 ), idolatrous worship (2 Chronicles 34:3 ), and sin (Psalm 51:7 ). See Clean, Cleanness .
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Bibliography Information
Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Purge'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/p/purge.html. 1991.