Biblical Hebrew Forum

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To  Karl Randolph et al.:To ascribe all the rules pertaining to treatment of 
blood to health concerns  seems too simplistic. Gen.9:4 's prohibits the 
eating of blood not because it is unhealthy but because it is the seat of 
life 
which God"requires" of every beast and man, i.e. it is HIS, hence infused 
with 
sanctity and treated accordingly. This is my understanding of not using it as 
food, of "burying"it (cover with dust) ,  its use in the Tempel cult etc.
etc. Someone with a Concordance may be able to quote other verses which shed 
light on the place of blood in the Hebrew mind. Thx.