Deuteronomy 15:23
Only thou shalt not eat the blood thereof; thou shalt pour it upon the ground as water.
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 12:16 gives the same command verbatim — reinforcing the blood prohibition.
Deuteronomy 12:23 adds the reason 'blood is the life' — deepening the theological basis.
Deuteronomy 12:24 repeats the exact instruction not to eat blood but pour it on the ground, directly paralleling this verse.
Leviticus 7:26 restates the blood prohibition for all dwelling places — expanding its scope.
1 Samuel 14:32 shows Israelites eating meat with blood — a direct violation of this command.
Ezekiel 33:25 rebukes eating blood along with idolatry — applying the law to later Israel.
Genesis 9:4 is the original blood prohibition given to Noah — the foundation of this command.
Leviticus 3:17 forbids both fat and blood — adds fat to the prohibition.
Leviticus 17:10 threatens cutting off for eating blood — provides a penalty for the law.
Leviticus 17:13 gives the same command to pour out blood for hunted animals, reinforcing the prohibition on eating blood.
Acts 15:20 applies the OT blood prohibition to Gentile believers, showing its continued relevance in the early church.