Deuteronomy 12:23
Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 12
“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.”Deuteronomy 12:23
What Does Deuteronomy 12:23 Mean?
Deuteronomy 12:23 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 12, verse 23 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 12:23 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 17:11“For the life of the flesh is in the blood: and I have given it to you upon the altar to make an atonement for your souls: for it is the blood that maketh an atonement for the soul.”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.”Leviticus 3:16“And the priest shall burn them upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire for a sweet savour: all the fat is the LORD’s.”Leviticus 3:17“It shall be a perpetual statute for your generations throughout all your dwellings, that ye eat neither fat nor blood.”Leviticus 17:14“For it is the life of all flesh; the blood of it is for the life thereof: therefore I said unto the children of Israel, Ye shall eat the blood of no manner of flesh: for the life of all flesh is the blood thereof: whosoever eateth it shall be cut off.”Deuteronomy 12:16“Only ye shall not eat the blood; ye shall pour it upon the earth as water.”Leviticus 19:26“Ye shall not eat any thing with the blood: neither shall ye use enchantment, nor observe times.”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.”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.”Matthew 20:28“Even as the Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for many.”Revelation 5:9“And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;”
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