Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Only be sure that thou eat not the blood: for the blood is the life; and thou mayest not eat the life with the flesh.
The blood is
General references
Bible References
The blood is
Genesis 9:4
But you shall not eat meat along with its life, that is, its blood.
Leviticus 3:16
The priest shall offer them up in smoke on the altar as food. It is an offering by fire, a sweet and soothing aroma; all the fat is the Lord’s.
Leviticus 17:11
For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement, by reason of the life [which it represents].’
Matthew 20:28 just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many [paying the price to set them free from the penalty of sin].”
Revelation 5:9
And they sang a new song [of glorious redemption], saying,
“Worthy and deserving are You to take the scroll and to break its seals; for You were slain (sacrificed), and with Your blood You purchased people for God from every tribe and language and people and nation.
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Leviticus 17:14
“For in regard to the life of all flesh, its blood is [the same] as its life; therefore I said to the Israelites, ‘You are not to eat the blood of any flesh, for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off [excluding him from the atonement made for them].’
Deuteronomy 12:16
Only you shall not eat the blood; you are to pour it out on the ground like water.
Deuteronomy 15:23
Only you shall not eat its blood; you are to pour it out on the ground like water.