Deuteronomy 12:16

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Only you shall not eat the blood; you shall pour it out on the earth as water.

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The Jordan River marked the boundary of the land Israel was about to enter, where centralized worship and covenant obedience would be established. In this setting, the command not to consume blood applied within the promised land as Israel prepared to live under God’s appointed ordinances.

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Deuteronomy 12:16 mentions Jordan.