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- History_of_baptism comment "The Christian rite of baptism has similarities to Tvilah, a Jewish purification ritual of immersing in water which as in Christianity is required for conversion, but differs in that Tviliah is repeatable, while baptism is to be performed only once. John the Baptist, who is considered a forerunner to Christianity, used baptism as the central sacrament of his messianic movement.".