Laws Against Eating Blood
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j 'And whatever man of the house of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, who eats any blood, k I will set My face against that person who eats blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
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'For the l life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar m to make atonement for your souls; for n it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.'
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"Therefore I said to the children of Israel, 'No one among you shall eat blood, nor shall any stranger who dwells among you eat blood.'
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"Whatever man of the children of Israel, or of the strangers who dwell among you, who o hunts and catches any animal or bird that may be eaten, he shall p pour out its blood and q cover it with dust;
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r "for it is the life of all flesh. Its blood sustains its life. Therefore I said to the children of Israel, 'You shall not eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off.'
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s "And every person who eats what died naturally or what was torn by beasts, whether he is a native of your own country or a stranger, t he shall both wash his clothes and u bathe in water, and be unclean until evening. Then he shall be clean.
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"But if he does not wash them or bathe his body, then v he shall bear his guilt."
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Cross References
Genesis 9:4
But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that...
Leviticus 3:17
' This shall be a perpetual statute throughout ...
Leviticus 7:26
Moreover you shall not eat any blood in any of ...
Leviticus 7:27
'Whoever eats any blood, that person shall be c...
Deuteronomy 12:16
Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pou...
Deuteronomy 12:23 - 25
Only be sure that you do not eat the blood, for...
Deuteronomy 15:23
Only you shall not eat its blood; you shall pou...
1 Samuel 14:33
Then they told Saul, saying, "Look, the people ...
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Leviticus 20:3
I will set My face against that man, and will cut him off from his people, because he has given some of his descendants to Molech, to defile My sanctuary and profane My holy name.
Leviticus 20:5
Then I will set My face against that man and against his family; and I will cut him off from his people, and all who prostitute themselves with him to commit harlotry with Molech.
Leviticus 20:6
And the person who turns to mediums and familiar spirits, to prostitute himself with them, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from his people.
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Cross References
Genesis 9:4
But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.
Leviticus 17:14
"for it is the life of all flesh. Its blood sustains its life. Therefore I said to the children of Israel, 'You shall not eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off.'
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Cross References
Matthew 26:28
For this is My blood of the new covenant, which...
Romans 3:25
Whom God set forth as a propitiation by His blo...
Ephesians 1:7
In Him we have redemption through His blood, th...
Colossians 1:14
In whom we have redemption through His blood, t...
Colossians 1:20
And by Him to reconcile all things to Himself, ...
1 Peter 1:2
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the...
1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light as He is in the lig...
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Cross References
Hebrews 9:22
And according to the law almost all things are purified with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission.
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Leviticus 7:26
Moreover you shall not eat any blood in any of your dwellings, whether of bird or beast.
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Deuteronomy 12:16
Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pour it on the earth like water.
Deuteronomy 12:24
You shall not eat it; you shall pour it on the earth like water.
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Ezekiel 24:7
For her blood is in her midst; She set it on top of a rock; She did not pour it on the ground, To cover it with dust.
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Cross References
Genesis 9:4
But you shall not eat flesh with its life, that is, its blood.
Leviticus 17:11
'For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement for the soul.'
Deuteronomy 12:23
Only be sure that you do not eat the blood, for the blood is the life; you may not eat the life with the meat.
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Cross References
Exodus 22:31
And you shall be holy men to Me: you shall not ...
Leviticus 7:24
And the fat of an animal that dies naturally, a...
Leviticus 22:8
Whatever dies naturally or is torn by beasts he...
Deuteronomy 14:21
You shall not eat anything that dies of itself;...
Ezekiel 4:14
So I said, "Ah, Lord GOD! Indeed I have never d...
Ezekiel 44:31
The priests shall not eat anything, bird or bea...
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Cross References
Leviticus 11:25
Whoever carries part of the carcass of any of them shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening:
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Leviticus 15:5
And whoever touches his bed shall wash his clothes and bathe in water, and be unclean until evening.
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Leviticus 5:1
If a person sins in hearing the utterance of an oath, and is a witness, whether he has seen or known of the matter - if he does not tell it, he bears guilt.
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