God gave Moses very specific instructions for the purification of the mother after birth of her child. He compared the issue of blood resulting from childbirth to a woman's menstrual cycle which is used to purify her and designated how long she was not to touch anything holy with a designated amount of days for a son of 41 days and for a daughter of 66 days. During this time she was not allowed to attend temple. At the end of the time she was advised to bring her offering to the entrance of the tent and the ritual would be performed to take away her impurity and allow her to be "ritually" cleaned. A different offering was allowed for the mother who could not afford a lamb; she could substitute two pigeons or doves.
Thank you so much for visiting me today. May God richly bless you and the reading of His word.
image source
