Deuteronomy 12:16
Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 12
“Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.”Deuteronomy 12:16
What Does Deuteronomy 12:16 Mean?
Deuteronomy 12:16 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 12, verse 16 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 14 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (14)
These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 12:16 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 9:4“But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.”Leviticus 17:10“And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.”Leviticus 17:13“And whatsoever man there be of the children of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, which hunteth and catcheth any beast or fowl that may be eaten; he shall even pour out the blood thereof, and cover it with dust.”Deuteronomy 12:23“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.”Leviticus 3:17“It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.”Deuteronomy 15:23“Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.”1 Samuel 14:32“And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew them on the ground: and the people did eat them with the blood.”Ezekiel 24:7“For her blood is in the midst of her; she set it upon the top of a rock; she poured it not upon the ground, to cover it with dust;”Ezekiel 33:25“Wherefore say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Ye eat with the blood, and lift up your eyes toward your idols, and shed blood: and shall ye possess the land?”Acts 15:20“But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood.”Acts 15:29“That ye abstain from meats offered to idols, and from blood, and from things strangled, and from fornication: from which if ye keep yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.”Leviticus 7:26“Moreover ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings.”Deuteronomy 12:24“Thou shalt not eat it; thou shalt pour it upon the earth as water.”1 Timothy 4:4“For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving:”
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