Numbers 35:33

Do not pollute the land where you live, for bloodshed pollutes the land, and no atonement can be made for the land on which the blood is shed, except by the blood of the one who shed it.

Cross References (14)

  • Luke 11:50–51 (7)

    As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation

  • Psalms 106:38 (6)

    They shed innocent blood—the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan, and the lan

  • Matthew 23:31–35 (4)

    So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets.

  • Genesis 9:6 (4)

    Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.

  • Leviticus 18:25 (4)

    Even the land has become defiled, so I am punishing it for its sin, and the land will vomit out its inhabitants.

  • Ezekiel 22:24–27 (4)

    “Son of man, say to her, ‘In the day of indignation, you are a land that has not been cleansed, upon which no rain has f

  • Hosea 4:2–3 (4)

    Cursing and lying, murder and stealing, and adultery are rampant; one act of bloodshed follows another.

  • Isaiah 26:21 (4)

    For behold, the LORD is coming out of His dwelling to punish the inhabitants of the earth for their iniquity. The earth

  • 2 Kings 23:26 (3)

    Nevertheless, the LORD did not turn away from the fury of His burning anger, which was kindled against Judah because of

  • 2 Kings 24:4 (3)

    and also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling

  • Micah 4:11 (3)

    But now many nations have assembled against you, saying, “Let her be defiled, and let us feast our eyes on Zion.”

  • Psalms 106:28 (2)

    They yoked themselves to Baal of Peor and ate sacrifices offered to lifeless gods.

  • Deuteronomy 21:23 (2)

    you must not leave the body on the tree overnight, but you must be sure to bury him that day, because anyone who is hung

  • Deuteronomy 21:1–8 (2)

    If one is found slain, lying in a field in the land that the LORD your God is giving you to possess, and it is not known