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The placenta and fetal membranes that are expelled after delivery. Disobedience to God will result in defeat in war which in turn will result in such a lack of food that women will seek nourishment from the most disgusting sources (Deuteronomy 28:57; compare 2 Kings 6:24-31; Lamentations 2:20; Lamentations 4:10 ).

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Butler, Trent C. Editor. Entry for 'Afterbirth'. Holman Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/hbd/a/afterbirth.html. 1991.

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