Deuteronomy 21:1
Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“If one be found slain in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee to possess it, lying in the field, and it be not known who hath slain him:”Deuteronomy 21:1
What Does Deuteronomy 21:1 Mean?
Deuteronomy 21:1 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 21, verse 1 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 13 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (13)
These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 21:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 26:21“For, behold, the LORD cometh out of his place to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity: the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.”Genesis 9:5“And surely your blood of your lives will I require; at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the hand of man; at the hand of every man’s brother will I require the life of man.”Numbers 35:33“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.”Psalms 5:6“Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man.”Psalms 9:12“When he maketh inquisition for blood, he remembereth them: he forgetteth not the cry of the humble.”Proverbs 28:17“A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay him.”Acts 28:4“And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast hang on his hand, they said among themselves, No doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath escaped the sea, yet vengeance suffereth not to live.”Exodus 21:29“But if the ox were wont to push with his horn in time past, and it hath been testified to his owner, and he hath not kept him in, but that he hath killed a man or a woman; the ox shall be stoned, and his owner also shall be put to death.”Deuteronomy 19:10“That innocent blood be not shed in thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.”2 Samuel 3:28“And afterward when David heard it, he said, I and my kingdom are guiltless before the LORD for ever from the blood of Abner the son of Ner:”2 Samuel 14:9“And the woman of Tekoah said unto the king, My lord, O king, the iniquity be on me, and on my father’s house: and the king and his throne be guiltless.”2 Samuel 21:9“And he delivered them into the hands of the Gibeonites, and they hanged them in the hill before the LORD: and they fell all seven together, and were put to death in the days of harvest, in the first days, in the beginning of barley harvest.”1 Kings 21:8“So she wrote letters in Ahab’s name, and sealed them with his seal, and sent the letters unto the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.”
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