Ancient purification ceremonies were used to cleanse individuals after contact with the dead, to ward off the fear and contagion associated with corpses. [1]
Primitive urban life, during the era of independent cities twelve thousand years ago, was promoted by agriculture and cattle raising, but not overly clean due to the accumulation of dirt and trash. [2]
Confession and forgiveness in early religion involved public remission rites and ceremonial purification, with many apparently hygienic customs of early tribes being largely ceremonial. [3]
In the Garden of Eden, sanitation was a priority, with strict rules to ensure the purity of the drinking water and proper disposal of waste, setting a standard far ahead of its time on Urantia. [4]
Primitive practices of burying excreta and avoiding public spitting were driven by fear of enemies using body remnants in detrimental magic, not hygiene. [5]
The guardians of health taught burning refuse for sanitation, promoting primitive hygiene and cooking for sickness prevention, persisted teachings lost until the twentieth century. [6]
Despite the fears and rituals surrounding fire in primitive cultures, many failed to reap the sanitary benefits of burning refuse, as they regarded the flame as a fetish or spirit. [7]
The tides flushed sewers of Caesarea, where Jesus volunteered to assist in making a new steering paddle for a vessel, while exploring the city with his friends and explaining its water system. [8]