Deuteronomy 12:20
When the Lord thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 12:15 already permits eating meat in towns; here the same permission is reiterated in the context of expanded land and craving.
Deuteronomy 11:24 specifies the land boundaries that God promises to enlarge here — a direct reference to the same territorial promise.
Deuteronomy 19:8 repeats the conditional promise of enlarged territory, linking it to the cities of refuge — reinforcing this same expansion.
Deuteronomy 14:26 uses 'whatever your appetite craves' about eating in the chosen place — parallel permission to indulge desires.
Genesis 15:18-21 records God's covenant with Abraham defining the land — the foundational promise that God enlarges territory as referenced here.
Exodus 23:31 sets the borders from the Red Sea to the Euphrates — the specific boundaries that God promises to give when He enlarges territory here.
Exodus 34:24 explicitly says God will enlarge your territory — a direct verbal parallel to the promise repeated here.
Numbers 11:4 recounts the Israelites' craving for meat in the wilderness, the same desire addressed in the law about eating meat when you crave it.
Numbers 11:20 shows that this same craving led to God's judgment when quail came, contrasting the permission in Deuteronomy.
Numbers 11:34 names Kibroth Hattaavah as the burial site of those who craved meat, memorializing the consequence of that desire.
Leviticus 17:3 restricts slaughter to the sanctuary, while Deuteronomy 12:20 permits eating meat anywhere when far — contrasting regulations.
Genesis 28:14 promises Jacob's descendants will spread in all directions — a parallel to the territorial expansion God pledges here.