The Blood Covenant: A Primitive Rite and Its Bearings on Scripture |
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Abimelech Abraham Africa altar amulet ancient Egypt animal APPENDIX Assyria Bible binding blood-brotherhood body Borneo bracelet Brahmans bride brother brotherhood called cannibalism ceremony chief China Christ circumcision cited in Spencer's common communion compact cove covenant of blood covenant of blood-friendship covenanting parties Dark Cont Dayaks dead death divine divine-human drink East Egyptian father feast Finger Ring flesh friendship gift give gods hand hath heart Herodotus Hist human Ibid idea India inter-commingling inter-communion inter-union Israel Jesus KADESH-BARNEA king lives Lord man's marriage means Mirambo missionary Mpika nant native nature Norseland Odin offering Oriental partake parties person pledge priest primitive rite proffered proof reference religious represented ring rite of blood-covenanting sacrifice says Scythian soul spiritual sprinkled Stanley substitute blood supra surrender symbol Temple of Heaven thee thou tion token tribes union unto victim wine word worship
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Page 283 - Neither for these only do I pray, but for them also that believe on Me through their word ; that they may all be one ; even as Thou, Father, art in Me, and I in Thee, that they also may be in Us : that the world may believe that Thou didst send Me.
Page 239 - And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people : and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient...
Page 232 - And the blood shall be to you for a token upon the houses where ye are: and when I see the blood, I will pass over you, and the plague shall not be upon you to destroy you, when I smite the land of Egypt.
Page 256 - And it shall come to pass, when all these things are come upon thee, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before thee, and thou shalt call them to mind among all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath driven thee...
Page 257 - My son, forget not my law; but let thine heart keep my commandments: for length of days, and long life, and peace, shall they add to thee.
Page 210 - And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof.
Page 285 - I am the living bread which came down out of heaven : if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever : yea and the bread which I will give is my flesh, for the life of the world.
Page 230 - By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son : that in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which is upon the sea-shore ; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies ; and in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed ; because thou hast obeyed my voice.
Page 276 - For my flesh is meat indeed, and my blood is drink indeed. He that eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood abideth in me, and I in him. As the living Father sent me, and I live because of the Father ; so he that eateth me, he also shall live because of me.
Page 229 - And the angel of the LORD called unto Abraham out of heaven the second time, And said, By myself have I sworn, saith the LORD, for because thou hast done this thing, and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son : That in blessing I will bless thee...