Be Holy, for I am Holy

1 Peter 1:15-16
Just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.”

What does it mean to "be holy?" God actually told to Israelites to "be holy, because I am holy" many times in the course of giving them His law.  I did a study of all of the times that God instructed people to "be holy" in the Old Testament and came up with the scriptures listed below. In each case, the verse was in the midst of specific commands; therefore, I have summarized the context along with the verse in the following list: