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Leviticus Blood Verse Cited in Jehovah's Witnesses Transfusion Debate
Original: "If anyone [...] eats any blood, I will set my face against that person who eats blood, and will cut that person off fro
A widely quoted passage from Leviticus 17:10, which warns that anyone who eats blood will be cut off from their people, is being discussed in connection with the Jehovah's Witnesses' long-standing refusal of blood transfusions. Commentators note the religious group historically used this verse to justify the prohibition, though its teaching on the matter has recently shifted.
Why now: Discussion of the Jehovah's Witnesses' recent change to their blood transfusion doctrine has drawn attention back to the biblical verse behind it
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- "If anyone [...] eats any blood, I will set my face against that person who eats blood, and will cut that person off from the people." Leviticus 17:10 This was one of the bible verses that # JehovahsWitnesses have used until recently to justify forbidden # blood transfusions.… · mythologyandhistory@mas.to · 7
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