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'''Tattooing''' is a process in which a [[needle]] impregnated with [[ink]] is repeatedly used to pierce the [[dermis]], leaving the ink embedded in the skin to create a design. | '''Tattooing''' is a process in which a [[needle]] impregnated with [[ink]] is repeatedly used to pierce the [[dermis]], leaving the ink embedded in the skin to create a design. | ||
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| + | Tattooing is forbidden by the [[Bible]] in the [[Old Testament]]: | ||
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| + | ''Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD.'' [[Leviticus]] 19:28 (KJV) | ||
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Revision as of 01:45, July 2, 2007
Tattooing is a process in which a needle impregnated with ink is repeatedly used to pierce the dermis, leaving the ink embedded in the skin to create a design.
Tattooing is forbidden by the Bible in the Old Testament:
Ye shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor print any marks upon you: I am the LORD. Leviticus 19:28 (KJV)