Heb Hebrews, chapter Epistle to the Hebrews, chapter 9
But only the high priest went into the second room, and only once a year. Even then he had to make a sacrifice involving blood,9:7. Blood is a frequent theme in the latter part of Hebrews. It is a shorthand symbol for life, and the shed blood of death, and while the original context of the sacrificial system is certainly literal, its use in Hebrews when applied to Christ is primarily as a symbol of what he accomplished by his life, death, and resurrection. which he offered for himself and for the people's sins of ignorance.Exo 30:10; Lev 16:2