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Torah

The Israelite Torah, which is the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy) contained within the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and as such serves as a common religious reference for Judaism. The Torah sentences death by stoning for the following:

  • Touching Mount Sinai while God was giving Moses the Ten Commandments (Exodus 19:13)
  • An ox that gores someone to death should be stoned (Exodus 21:28)
  • Breaking Sabbath (Numbers 15:32-36)
  • A girl who has been raped should be stoned if she did not cry out (Deuteronomy 22:24)
  • Giving one's "seed" (presumably one's offspring) "to Molech" (Leviticus 20:2-5)
  • Having a "familiar spirit" (or being a necromancer) or being a "wizard" (Lev. 20:27)
  • Cursing God (Lev. 24:10-16)
  • Engaging in idolatry (Deuteronomy 17:2-7) or seducing others to do so (Deut. 13:7-12)
  • "Rebellion" against parents (Deut. 21,18-21)
  • Getting married as though a virgin, when not a virgin (Deut. 22:13-21)
  • Sexual intercourse between a man and a woman engaged to another man (both should be stoned, Deut. 22:23-24)

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