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Kidnapping (Manstealing)

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ISBE 1915

kid'-nap-ing The term itself occurs only in the New Testament andrapodistes ="manstealer") in 1Ti 1:10. The crime was directly forbidden in the Hebrew law (Ex 21:16; De 24:7), and was made punishable with death.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain

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