Kidnapping (Manstealing)

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kid´nap-ing:

The term itself occurs only in the New Testament άνδραποδιστής, andrapodistḗs =“manstealer”) in 1 Timothy 1:10. The crime was directly forbidden in the Hebrew law (Exodus 21:16; Deuteronomy 24:7), and was made punishable with death.