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Torah sources for the ''zavah'' are sourced in the book of [[Leviticus]] ({{bibleverse||Leviticus|15:1-15|He }}, {{bibleverse||Leviticus|15:25-33|HE}}).
According to [[textual criticism|textual scholars]], the regulations concerning childbirth,({{bibleverse||Leviticus|12|HE}}) which have a similar seven-day waiting period before washing, and the sin and whole offerings, were originally suffixed to those concerning menstruation, but were later moved.<ref>''Jewish Encyclopedia'', ''Leviticus''</ref> Although the ''zavah'' regulations clearly have a [[sanitary]] benefit in the light of modern medical knowledge, [[Biblical criticism|Biblical scholars]] see these regulations as having originally derived from [[taboo]]s against contact with [[blood]] and semen, because they were considered to house life and were consequently considered sacred;<ref>''[[Peake's commentary on the Bible]]'' {{Page needed|date=September 2011}}</ref> the seven-day period is thought to exist to ensure that the abnormality has genuinely ceased, the [[sin offering]] is considered to have originally been made as an apology for violating the taboo.<ref>''Jewish Encyclopedia'', ''Sin Offering''</ref>
== In rabbinic literature ==
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[[Targum Yonathan]] describes the ''zavah'' state as a divine consequence to a woman who neglects the requirement to take adequate precautions involving the laws and nuances of [[niddah|menstrual impurity]].<ref>Targum Jonathan on Ecclesiastes 10:18</ref>
== In modern Judaism ==
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