Blood-Avenger
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Blood-Avenger

The sacredness of human life, and the justice of punishing a murderer by death, are grounded on the fact that man was made in the image of God, Genesis 9:6. With justice, the passion for revenge often conspired to secure the death of the criminal. Among the Arabs, the nearest male relative of a murdered person was to pursue the homicide until by force or craft he put him to death. The law of Moses expressly forbade the acceptance of any ransom for a life thus forfeited, Numbers 35:31; but it interfered between an accused person and his pursuer, by providing a sanctuary-at the altar of God and in the cities of refuge-where the accused might be safe until it was proved that he had committed the act, willfully or accidentally, Joshua 20:6,9. In the former case, he was at once given up to his pursuer for death, Exodus 1:14; 1 Kings 2:29,34. In the latter case, he might dwell with safety in the city of refuge; but should he go elsewhere before the death of the high priest, he was liable to be slain by the avenger of blood, Numbers 35:25-28.

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Why did the sacrificial system require a blood sacrifice? | GotQuestions.org

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What was the significance of the sprinkling of blood? | GotQuestions.org

Blood: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Blood

Blood and Water

Blood Covenant

Blood is the Life

Blood of all Men the Same

Blood of Animals Slain for Good to be Poured on the Earth

Blood of Christ

Blood of Destruction

Blood of Guilt

Blood of Jesus

Blood of Judgments

Blood of Legal Sacrifices for Atonement

Blood of Legal Sacrifices for Purification

Blood of Legal Sacrifices: How Disposed of

Blood of Legal Sacrifices: Ineffectual to Remove Sin

Blood of Legal Sacrifices: Not offered With Leaven

Blood of Oppression and Cruelty

Blood of Sacrifices, Typical of the Atoning Blood of Christ

Blood of Victories

Blood: (Building With) of Oppression and Cruelty

Blood: (Given to Drink) of Severe Judgments

Blood: (On One's own Head) Guilt

Blood: (Preparing To) Ripening for Destruction

Blood: (Washing the Feet In) Victories

Blood: Beasts of Prey Delight In

Blood: Birds of Prey Delight In

Blood: Blood of the Ram of Consecration Put on the Tip of Right Ear, Thumb

Blood: Eating of, Forbidden to Man After the Flood

Blood: Eating of, Forbidden to The Early Christians

Blood: Eating of, Forbidden to The Israelites Under the Law

Blood: Fluid

Blood: Forbidden to be Used As Food

Blood: Idolaters Made Drink-Offerings of

Blood: Plague of

Blood: Red

Blood: Sacrificial of the Bullock of Sin offering, Put on the Horns of the Altar

Blood: Sacrificial used for Cleansing of Leprosy

Blood: Sacrificial without Shedding of, No Remission

Blood: Sacrificial: On the Horns of the Altar of Sweet Incense

Blood: Sacrificial: Poured at the Bottom of the Altar

Blood: Sacrificial: Sprinkled About the Altar

Blood: Sacrificial: Sprinkled all Around, and Upon the Altar

Blood: Sacrificial: Sprinkled on Altar and People

Blood: Sacrificial: Sprinkled on Door Posts

Blood: Sacrificial: Sprinkled on the Altar

Blood: Sacrificial: Sprinkled on the Mercy Seat

Blood: Sacrificial: Sprinkled Seven Times Before the Curtain

Blood: Shedding of Human: Always Punished

Blood: Shedding of Human: Defiling to the Land

Blood: Shedding of Human: Defiling to the Person

Blood: Shedding of Human: Forbidden

Blood: Shedding of Human: Hateful to God

Blood: Shedding of Human: Jews often Guilty of

Blood: Shedding of Human: Mode of Clearing Those Accused of

Blood: The Jews often Guilty of Eating

Blood: The Life of Animals

Blood: The Price of, not to be Consecrated

Blood: Water Turned Into, As a Sign

Blood: Waters of Egypt Turned Into, As a Judgment

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