Bible Encyclopedias
Separation

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

sep - a - rā´shun : In the Pentateuch the word niddah specially points to a state of ceremonial uncleanness ( Leviticus 12:2 , Leviticus 12:5; Leviticus 15:20 ff; Numbers 6:4 ff; Numbers 12:13; Numbers 19:21 ). For a description of the "water of purification," used for cleansing what was ceremonially unclean (Nu 19), see HEIFER , RED; UNCLEANNESS . For "separation" in the sense of nēzer , see NAZIRITE .

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Separation'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​s/separation.html. 1915.