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46212	Trumbull, H. Clay (Henry Clay)	The Covenant of Salt As Based on the Significance and Symbolism of Salt in Primitive Thought			.txt	text/plain	38611	2785	81	salt represents blood, or life, and the covenant of salt is simply reference to the primal idea of covenanting as a means of life-sharing; to the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the word But the covenant of salt among primitive peoples has, and ever has had, as man, are dependent for their life on salt in their blood. covenanting; on the other hand, blood is used for salt among some and as salt has been shown to represent blood in the primitive mind, the measure of life, or salt, the reminder of God's covenant with his neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be the sacred table in the Holy Place, and refers to the salt as a symbol fact that salt stands for blood, or for life. Baron du Tott, referring to the sharing of bread and salt, says: "The	./cache/46212.txt	./txt/46212.txt