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John Gill's Exposition on Deuteronomy 12:24

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John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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Thou shalt not eat it, etc.] Neither with the flesh, nor separately: thou shall pour it upon the earth as water; as the blood of sacrifices was poured upon the altar, the blood of common flesh was to be poured upon the earth, signifying it was not to be used, and no account to be made of it; (see Gill on “<051216>Deuteronomy 12:16”)
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