14:14 tip of the right ear. It is interesting that the rite of the leper’s cleansing was similar to that of the installation and investiture of the priest. In both cases, the sacrificial blood was placed on the ear, thumb and toe (Leviticus 8:23), indicating that the individual henceforth should hear God’s word with his cleansed ear, work for God with his cleansed hands, and follow God’s leading with his cleansed feet.