Blood, The Revenger of. He who avenged the blood of one who had been killed. The nearest relative of the deceased became the authorized avenger of blood. [Num 35:19]. The law of retaliation was not to extend beyond the immediate offender. [Deu 24:16]; [2Ki 14:6]; [2Ch 25:4]; [Jer 31:29-30]; [Eze 18:20].