The Blood Covenant: A Primitive Rite and Its Bearing on Scripture

Abimelech Abraham Africa altar ancient Egypt animal Arabs Assyria Bible blood-brotherhood body Borneo 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 Dayaks dead death divine divine-human drink East Egyptian fact faith father feast Finger Ring flesh friendship give gods hand hath heart Hebrew Herodotus Hist human Ibid idea India inter-commingling inter-communion inter-union Israel Jesus king lives Lord man's marriage means Mirambo missionary Mpika nant native nature Norseland offering Oriental other's blood partake parties passover person pledge priest primitive customs primitive rite proffered proof reference religious represented ring rite of blood-covenanting sacred sacrifice says soul spirit sprinkled Stanley substitute blood supra symbol Temple of Heaven thee thou tion token tribes union unto victim wine word worship