Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
But flesh . . . the blood . . . shall ye not eat—The sole intention of this prohibition was to prevent these excesses of cannibal ferocity in eating flesh of living animals, to which men in the earlier ages of the world were liable.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Genesis 9:4:
Genesis 9:1
Leviticus 17:10
Deuteronomy 12:16
Ezekiel 33:25
Zechariah 9:7
Luke 24:39-43
Acts 17:26-27
Hebrews 11:4
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