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Catholic Biblical Typology
The Eucharist the new blood of Abel
Hebrews 12:24 and to Jesus, the mediator of a new covenant, and to the sprinkled blood that speaks a better word than the blood of Abel.
Blood of Abel | The Eucharist | |
Bloodshed brought justice | cried out from the ground for justice for his murder by Cain (Gen 4:9-10) | substantially contains Jesus's blood, which atoned for the sins of the whole world, thereby reconciling us to God (Eph 1:7; 1 Pet 1:17-19; 1 Jn 2:2) |
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