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.
و کاهن برای وی کفّاره خواهد کرد ،‏ و طاهر خواهد شد .‏ » —‏ لاویان ۱۲ :‏ ۸ ؛‏ لوقا ۲ :‏ ۲۲ -‏ ۲۴‏ .‏