Exodus 21:16
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16 “Kidnappers must be put to death, whether they are caught in possession of their victims or have already sold them as slaves.
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Deuteronomy 24:7
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7 “If anyone kidnaps a fellow Israelite and treats him as a slave or sells him, the kidnapper must die. In this way, you will purge the evil from among you.
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Exodus 22:4
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4 If someone steals an ox or a donkey or a sheep and it is found in the thief’s possession, then the thief must pay double the value of the stolen animal.
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1 Timothy 1:10
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10 The law is for people who are sexually immoral, or who practice homosexuality, or are slave traders,[a] liars, promise breakers, or who do anything else that contradicts the wholesome teaching
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- 1:10 Or kidnappers.
Genesis 37:28
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28 So when the Ishmaelites, who were Midianite traders, came by, Joseph’s brothers pulled him out of the cistern and sold him to them for twenty pieces[a] of silver. And the traders took him to Egypt.
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- 37:28 Hebrew 20 [shekels], about 8 ounces or 228 grams in weight.
Revelation 18:12
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12 She bought great quantities of gold, silver, jewels, and pearls; fine linen, purple, silk, and scarlet cloth; things made of fragrant thyine wood, ivory goods, and objects made of expensive wood; and bronze, iron, and marble.
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Genesis 40:15
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15 For I was kidnapped from my homeland, the land of the Hebrews, and now I’m here in prison, but I did nothing to deserve it.”
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