Posted by Jan Ross

Most cultures around the world have some form of agreement-making, and many of them use a common denominator—blood. Why blood? Blood speaks to us of death. It’s a grave matter (pardon the pun) when blood is poured out. It’s sobering. So when the ancients wanted to make a serious and sobering agreement, they did so through the means of a blood covenant. http://bit.ly/zAfrZB

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