Deuteronomy 12:23-25

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[23] Only be sure that you don't eat the blood: for the blood is the life; and you shall not eat the life with the flesh. [24] You shall not eat it; you shall pour it out on the earth as water. [25] You shall not eat it; that it may go well with you, and with your children after you, when you shall do that which is right in the eyes of Yahweh.

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The Jordan marked the boundary Israel would cross from the wilderness into the promised land of Canaan. In this setting, Moses’ command not to consume blood applied both before and after entering the land, emphasizing that life belongs to God and must be treated according to his covenant instruction.

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Deuteronomy 12:23-25 mentions Jordan.