Cuttings in the flesh in Biblical History

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What is Cuttings in the flesh?
CUT'TINGS IN THE FLESH
This repulsive practice, common among idolaters, ancient and modern, originates in the notion that pain and blood please the angry deity. Cutting with a knife also formed a part of a funeral ceremony. It would seem that the Syrians were particularly addicted to the custom; accordingly, the Israelites were strongly forbidden thus to mutilate themselves. Comp. Lev 19:28; Deut 14:1; 1 Kgs 18:28; Jer 16:6.

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