Leviticus 17:11 (WEB)
For the life of the flesh is in the blood. I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that makes atonement by reason of the life.
Fathers and councils · 1
“Since, according to Scripture, “the life of every creature is in the blood,” as the blood when thickened changes into flesh, and flesh when corrupted decomposes into earth, so the soul of beasts is naturally an earthy substance.” — editor's note: cf. Lev. xvii. 11.
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Cross-references · 9
Cited together in Hexaemeron Homily 8.
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Cited together in Hexaemeron Homily 8.
Cited together in Hexaemeron Homily 8.
Cited together in Hexaemeron Homily 8.
Cited together in Hexaemeron Homily 8.
Cited together in Hexaemeron Homily 8.
Cited together in Hexaemeron Homily 8.
Cited together in Hexaemeron Homily 8.