| Jonas E. Alexis - 2007 - 413 páginas
...For example, long before the book of Leviticus was written, we are told in the book of Exodus, "And he that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death" (Exodus 21:16). The people of Israel knew too well that they... | |
| Jeremy Neely - 2007 - 327 páginas
...found sanction for their punishment of slave catchers in Old Testament scripture, quoting Exodus 21:16: "He that stealeth a man, and selleth him, or if he be found in his hand, he shall surely be put to death." The killings of proslavery men represented an aggressive turn... | |
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