The Revenger Ofblood

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The Revenger Ofblood [1]

Blood, The Revenger of. He who avenged the blood of one who had been killed. The nearest relative of the deceased became the authorized avenger of blood.  Numbers 35:19. The law of retaliation was not to extend beyond the immediate offender.  Deuteronomy 24:16;  2 Kings 14:6;  2 Chronicles 25:4;  Jeremiah 31:29-30;  Ezekiel 18:20.

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