Luk 2:22-24 | TNotes | STEP | 2:22 time for their purification offering: The law of Moses prescribed a forty-day period of ritual purification for women following childbirth (Lev 12 ), after which an offering was made (Luke 2:24 ). • to present him to the Lord: Every firstborn, whether human or animal, was to be offered to the Lord; humans were bought back with a redemption price (see Exod 13:1-2 , 15 ; 34:19-20 ; Num 3:11-13 ; 18:15-16 ; Neh 10:35-36 ).

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iNeh 10:35-36►

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‏ Luke 2:22-24

2:22 ^a time for their purification offering: The law of Moses prescribed a forty-day period of ritual purification for women following childbirth (Lev 12 ^b), after which an offering was made (Luke 2:24 ^c).

• to present him to the Lord: Every firstborn, whether human or animal, was to be offered to the Lord; humans were bought back with a redemption price (see Exod 13:1-2 ^d, 15 ^e; 34:19-20 ^f; Num 3:11-13 ^g; 18:15-16 ^h; Neh 10:35-36 ⁱ).
2:24 ^j a pair of turtledoves or two young pigeons: This quote from Lev 12:8 ^k pertains to the purification ceremony after childbirth; Joseph and Mary offered the sacrifice prescribed for the poor.