Blood, Revenger of.
He who avenged the blood of one who had been killed. The nearest relative of the deceased became the authorized avenger of blood.
The law of retaliation was not to extend beyond the immediate offender.
De 24:16; 2Ki 14:6; 2Ch 25:4; Jer 31:29-30; Eze 18:20
The avenger of blood himself must kill the murderer; when he meets him, he must kill him.
Fathers must not be put to death for what their children do, nor children for what their fathers do; each must be put to death for his own sin.
"When that time comes, people will no longer say, 'The parents have eaten sour grapes, but the children's teeth have grown numb.' Rather, each person will die for his own sins. The teeth of the person who eats the sour grapes will themselves grow numb.
The person who sins is the one who will die. A son will not suffer for his father's iniquity, and a father will not suffer for his son's iniquity; the righteous person will be judged according to his righteousness, and the wicked person according to his wickedness.
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