cut themselves: Leviticus 19:28; Deuteronomy 14:1; Micah 6:7; Mark 5:5, Mark 9:22
the blood gushed out upon them: Heb. they poured out blood upon them
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1 Kings 18:28
1 Kings 18:28
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