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death penalty

Capital punishment prescribed in the Mosaic Law for specific offenses against God and community

Definition

The Torah prescribed death for offenses including murder, adultery, blasphemy, idolatry, and Sabbath-breaking. These severe penalties reflected the seriousness of covenant violations and the holiness required of God's people.