1. Lévitique 13:13 (NEG79)
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Why is white skin considered clean?

Lévitique 13:13 (NEG79)

13 et quand il aura vu que la lèpre couvre tout le corps, il déclarera pur celui qui a la plaie: comme il est entièrement devenu blanc, il est pur.

If the skin is white, the Israelite is pronounced clean. In this instance, uncleanness results from the impurity of raw flesh. White skin may denote that healing has taken place. That is, new skin has grown over the infected areas.