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SPIT

In both the OT and NT spitting is regarded as a sign of contempt (Job 17:6; 30:10; Isa. 50:6; Mark 10:34; 14:65; 15:19). At Deut. 25:9 (and perhaps Num. 12:14) it is part of a legal ritual of humiliation. Ritual uncleanness was conveyed by spitting (Lev. 15:8). “Until I swallow my spittle” (Job 7:19) was an expression meaning “for just a brief moment.” Saliva running down from a person’s mouth was taken as a sign of insanity (1 Sam. 21:13[MT 14]). Jesus’ use of his saliva in healings (Mark 7:33; 8:23; John 9:6) reflects the understanding of saliva as a curative substance.






Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible (2000)

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