What does the Bible say about Quarantine?

Israelites history with the practice of self-isolation began during their trip out of Egypt to the Promised
Land, where Moses was their first public health official. In Leviticus, Moses, giving orders from no less
an authority than God, tells us what to do with those “with a leprous affection.”
“[H]is clothes shall be rent, his head shall be left bare, and he shall cover over his upper lip; and he shall
call out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’”  declares. But beyond those measures, is the practice of common
courtesy, i.e. removing oneself from others. “Being unclean, he shall dwell apart; his dwelling shall be
outside the camp.”
Elsewhere, in  God advises Moses, saying, “Instruct the Israelites to remove from camp anyone with an
eruption or a discharge and anyone defiled by a corpse… put them outside the camp so that they do not
defile the camp of those in whose midst I dwell.”
For less dramatic skin conditions, in  the priests are told to take a look at discoloration, and, provided
the hair of the affected skin isn’t white, isolate the person for a week before a second consultation. (Still
unclean? Another week.)
There’s even an instance of quarantine for houses — not a house_hold_, but literal brick and mortar
houses — in the land of Canaan that appear to have plague-like mildew. Leviticus states that the
Kohanim were to swing by those houses and then 
Naturally, the Mishnah gets into the weeds of the practice of triaging lepers and those with STIs and
when to determine quarantine, confirm a case or declare a person clean.
But, if there is one clear takeaway from the various types of quarantines, and one relevant one in this
time of pandemic hysteria, it is a preoccupation with cleanliness. Often one sees the refrain “do not
touch” or, in the case of lepers, 
Let us consider an 11th Commandment in the days and weeks to come: Thou
shalt wash thy hands.
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Israelites history with the practice of self-isolation began during their trip out of Egypt to the Promised Land, where Moses was their first public health official. In Leviticus, Moses, giving
orders from no less an authority than God, tells us what to do with those “with a leprous affection.”

“[H]is clothes shall be rent, his head shall be left bare, and he shall cover over his upper lip; and he shall call out, ‘Unclean! Unclean!’”  Leviticus 13:45 declares. But beyond those measures, is
the practice of common courtesy, i.e. removing oneself from others. “Being unclean, he shall dwell apart; his dwelling shall be outside the camp.”

Elsewhere, in  Numbers, God advises Moses, saying, “Instruct the Israelites to remove from camp anyone with an eruption or a discharge and anyone defiled by a corpse… put them outside the
camp so that they do not defile the camp of those in whose midst I dwell.”

For less dramatic skin conditions, in Leviticus,  the priests are told to take a look at discoloration, and, provided the hair of the affected skin isn’t white, isolate the person for a week before a
second consultation. (Still unclean? Another week.)

There’s even an instance of quarantine for houses — not a house_hold_, but literal brick and mortar houses — in the land of Canaan that appear to have plague-like mildew. Leviticus states
that the Kohanim were to swing by those houses and then quarantine them for a week.

Naturally, the Mishnah gets into the weeds of the practice of triaging lepers and those with STIs and when to determine quarantine, confirm a case or declare a person clean.

But, if there is one clear takeaway from the various types of quarantines, and one relevant one in this time of pandemic hysteria, it is a preoccupation with cleanliness. Often one sees the
refrain “do not touch” or, in the case of lepers,  “pluck out.”

Let us consider an 11th Commandment in the days and weeks to come: Thou shalt wash thy hands.
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