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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 11:38

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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11:38 the hand-washing ceremony required by Jewish custom: The Pharisees had developed elaborate washing rituals to ensure ceremonial purity (see Mark 7:1-5).
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