Leviticus 17:14 (WEB)
For as to the life of all flesh, its blood is with its life. Therefore I said to the children of Israel, “You shall not eat the blood of any kind of flesh; for the life of all flesh is its blood. Whoever eats it shall be cut off.”
Catechism · 1
“The Old Testament always considered blood a sacred sign of life.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Lev 17:14
Fathers and councils · 2
- Origen, De Principiis II.8Book II
“Scripture also has added its authority to a second opinion, when it says, “Ye shall not eat the blood, because the life of all flesh is its blood; and ye shall not eat the life with the flesh;” in which it intimates most clearly that the blood of every animal is its life.” — editor's note: Lev. xvii. 14: ἡ ψυχὴ πάσης σαρκὸς αἶμα αὐτοῦ ἐστι, Sept.
Read the whole comment - Origen, De Principiis III.5Book III
“From these words, moreover, they endeavour notwithstanding to make good the declaration in Leviticus: “The life of all flesh is the blood thereof.”” — editor's note: Lev. xvii. 14.
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Cross-references · 14
Parallel passages
Leviticus 17:14 and 1 Kings 11:2 share the same wording (9 words).
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Cited together in Catechism §2260.
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