Suspected Female Infidelity – The Law of Moses – The Brick Bible

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'If a husband becomes suspicious that his wife has had sex with another man, though he did not catch her in the act...'

1 of 8 Numbers 5:14, 13

'...even if she is innocent and his jealousy and suspicions are groundless, he will bring his wife before the priest.'

2 of 8 Numbers 5:14–15

'The priest will put some holy water in an earthen vessel and put some dust from the floor into the water.'

3 of 8 Numbers 5:17

'The priest will unbind the woman's hair, put her on oath, and say to her, If no other man has had sex with you, may this bitter water do you no harm. '

4 of 8 Numbers 5:18–19

' But if you have had sex with a man while under your husband's authority, may this water enter your bowels and make your belly swell and your sexual organs shrivel.

5 of 8 Numbers 5:20, 22

'Then he will make the woman drink the water.'

6 of 8 Numbers 5:26

'If she has not made herself unclean, then she will be unharmed and will be able to bear children.'

7 of 8 Numbers 5:28

'But if it is true that she has had sex with another man, her belly will swell, her sex organs will shrivel, and she will become accursed among her people.'

8 of 8 Numbers 5:27

Disease of the Head

Disease of the Head