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blood, revenger of in Smith's Bible Dictionary
He who avenged the blood of one who had been killed. The nearest relative of the deceased became the authorized avenger of blood. #Nu 35:19| The law of retaliation was not to extend beyond the immediate offender. #De 24:16 2Ki 14:6; 2Ch 25:4; Jer 31:29,30; Eze 18:20|