Luke 2:22. Their purification. This refers to Mary and Joseph, rather than to Mary and the child. In Leviticus 12:4-6, there is no hint of the purification of the child. The presence of Joseph was required by the law respecting the redemption of the first-born (see on Luke 2:23), and the ceremonial uncleanness, which lasted until the fortieth day in the case of a male child (Leviticus 12:2-4), affected the husband.

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