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Who carried out the first baptism in the Bible?

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Ceremonial washing and bathing in the Old Testament. The Law of Moses introduced various washing of hands, feet and sometimes the whole body. This is not actual baptism, and the Greek word baptismos, washing, is also found four times in the New Testament when referring to these Levitical washings : Mark 7:4, 7:8, Colossians 2:12 […]