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Strangle
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(חַנֵּק, πνίγω, to choke). Animals put to death by strangulation, not having the blood properly separated from the flesh, could not therefore be eaten without a violation of the Noachic precept (Genesis 9:4). The primitive Christians abstained from them, principally to avoid giving offense to the Jewish converts (Acts 15:20). (See ALISGEMA); (See BLOOD).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Strangle'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/strangle.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Strangle'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/s/strangle.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
