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Did baptism start with Jesus because people had to disrobe and be checked for leprosy and which gender they were or if they had messed up genitals?

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No. Baptism started with John the Baptist or perhaps earlier. It was always a religious ritual simbolizing that you had cleansed yourself of your past and become a believer.

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