To drink water by measure (Ezekiel 4:11 ), and to buy water to drink (Lamentations 5:4 ), denote great scarcity. To drink blood means to be satiated with slaughter.
The Jews carefully strained their drinks through a sieve, through fear of violating the law of Leviticus 11:20,23,41,42 . (See Matthew 23:24 . "Strain at" should be "strain out.")
Easton's Bible Dictionary was written by Matthew George Easton, who lived from 1823-1894. This Scottish Presbyterian's other significant literary achievements were his English translations of two of Franz Delitzsch's commentaries. The nearly 4,000 entries cover material from Aaron to Zuzims!Wikipedia
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