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Leviticus 17:10

King James Version (KJV)

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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 17:10 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Leviticus 17:10

Theological / Devotional

Any manner of blood. God strictly forbade both Israelite and stranger (v. 12) to eat blood. That this is not merely a Jewish ordinance is clear from two facts: (1) It was first given to Noah, progenitor of the entire human race since the Flood (Gen. 9:4). (2) The very first legislation adopted by the NT church contained the provision, “Abstain from … blood, and from things strangled” (Acts 15:29).

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