Since the Lord radiates holiness to everything near to him, the inner sanctum of the tabernacle is the holiest part of the tabernacle. However, the further one moves away from the Holy of Holies, the less holy everything becomes. By way of reflecting this, the book of Leviticus draws attention to three related categories: holy, clean/pure and unclean/impure. The existence of these three distinct categories is reflected in the layout of the Israelite camp. At the heart of the camp stands the tabernacle courtyard, a holy area. The rest of the camp is viewed as clean, and everywhere outside the
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