Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are: for blood it defileth the land: and the land cannot be cleansed of the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
It defileth
Bible References
It defileth
Matthew 23:31
[But by saying this] you are witnesses [against] yourselves, that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets [i.e., indicating your approval of their actions].
Luke 11:50
so that the blood of all the prophets, shed from the beginning of the world, may be required of this generation of people.'