With regard to the mother of a newborn son, God’s law stated: “If she cannot afford enough for a sheep, she must then take two turtledoves or two young pigeons, one for a burnt offering and one for a sin offering, and the priest must make atonement for her, and she must be clean. ” ​ — Leviticus 12: 8; Luke 2: 22 - 24.
उदाहरणार्थ, आपल्या कुमारिका पत्नीने येशूला जन्म देईपर्यंत त्याने तिच्याशी शरीरसंबंध ठेवला नाही.