God’s thirst for blood sacrifice is unparalleled, starting with Cain and Abel. Millions of animals were slaughtered to appease the anger and vanity of the Israelite deity. God even accepted a human sacrifice: Jephthah’s daughter (Judges 11:30-40). In II Samuel 21:1-14 the sacrifice of seven of Saul’s sons, who were hanged, caused God to be appeased.
