From what I understand, eatting blood is wrong because the animal dies. Is there some Biblical reasoning behind this?
2006-11-06 22:11:59 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
By eatting blood I mean that Jews are not to eat blood in food such as blood sausage, or cogagulated blood jelly.
2006-11-06 23:22:03 · update #1
its because jews are allowed (even obligated) to break commandments in order to preserve life and health.
2006-11-06 22:21:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jewish people are not to eat meat from unclean animals. In a blood transfusion, we tend to leave the donors alive before, during, and after they give blood.Also, the person getting a blood transfusion doesn't have to drink the blood, the medical community has found that it is more effective if a blood transfusion is given intravenously.
2006-11-06 22:45:31 · answer #2 · answered by Only hell mama ever raised 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jehovah God views blood as sacred and forbids his followers to take it into their bodies.It was never meant to be used as a commodity - bought and sold.
Gen 9:4 states -"Only flesh with its soul - its blood - you must not eat".God was informing Noah the significance of blood and that animals had to be properly bled before being consumed.
The command was repeated to the first century Christians where at Act.15:29 Paul admonishes Christians to abstain from blood.
The Bible frequently uses "blood" to stand for "life".This is because the life or soul is in the blood (Lev.17:11)
2006-11-06 22:25:14 · answer #3 · answered by lillie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's news to me, I thought that blood transfusion refusal was a Jehovah's Witness thing. They refuse because they are not allowed to eat the flesh of other humans, and being given human blood is sort of like cannibalism.
2006-11-06 22:16:29 · answer #4 · answered by mince42 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kosher meat has to be salted to the point that there is no trace of blood in it.
But blood transfusions are not in the same category. Transfusions are there in order to save lives, and they are administered through one's veins.
2006-11-07 04:00:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Funny thing I have been Jewish all my life and my brother is a rabbi and I never heard that one before. By "eating Blood" I assume you mean eating rare meat, Sweety, you got it wrong.
2006-11-06 22:28:15 · answer #6 · answered by devora k 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i didnt know jewish people could not eat blood, because i know they are allowed to eat certain kinds of meat...
but besides, blood transfusions dont involve animals, nor do they involve digesting blood
2006-11-06 22:13:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
u don;t eat blood u drink if is menstrual blood u live for ever like vampire
2006-11-07 00:43:07 · answer #8 · answered by george p 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
basically what lille said
just because one is not allowed to consume blood dose not mean one is not allowed to use it.
in general life saving medical use all kosher probation's are waved.
2006-11-06 22:37:54 · answer #9 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i dont know abt jews .. but Muslims r also forbidden to drink blood.. but TRANSFUSION is ALLOWED bcuz it is a LIFE SAVING PROCEDURE... n thats allowed in Islam...
i dunno abt judaism.. but i think it wud be the same reason
2006-11-06 22:18:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋