26 men who gave up their lives for the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

27 So we have sent Judas and Silas, who will explain the same thing to you verbally.

28 For it pleased the Holy Spirit and us not to lay any greater burden upon you than these things that are necessary:

29 Abstain from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and from what is strangled, and from fornication, and not to do to others what you do not want to do to yourself. By observing this, you will do well. Be healthy.

30 So those who were sent came to Antioch, and having gathered the people, they delivered the letter.

31 And when they had read it, they rejoiced in this instruction.

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The text that would have appeared in Leviticus 19:26 and Acts 21:25 has not been cited, the first because in chapter 19 of the book of Leviticus there is a simple enumeration of what not to do, the second is a mention of the decision of the Apostolic Council, both quotations must be understood in the context of the above passages from the Bible.

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So, what is the main conclusion that can be drawn from these (and not only these) quotations from the Bible?

God, as the true Life-giver, demands that man respect all life, the life of man, the life of an animal. A person must remember that only God can give life to any living being. In the Bible, blood is a symbol of life. God forbids the killing of a person, only He can give a person life or take a person's life. God forbids the unreasonable killing of animals. The killing of an animal was permitted if a person wanted to offer a sacrifice,77 if the animal's life was in danger, and if a person wanted to eat the flesh of the animal. In the first and third cases, quite clear explanations are given as to how to deal with blood. In the first case, blood was used in the process of sacrifice. In the third case, blood was poured onto the ground.

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It is not clear where the ban on blood storage comes from, the ban even on short-term storage. The words "pour it on the ground like water" cannot be considered a prohibition of storage. There is nothing to prevent the blood from first being poured from the animal killed for the purpose of feeding itself into some vessel, and then poured out somewhere in a suitable place on the ground, the main thing is that the blood is poured out, so that it is not misused. At the time of the sacrifice, it is clearly seen that the fused blood was kept for some time (Leviticus 9:8-9,18):

8 And Aaron came to the altar, and slew the calf which was for him for a sin offering, saying,