Mosaic Law
The Mosaic Law struck at the root of pawnbroking as a profitable business, since it forbade the taking of interest from a poor borrower, while no Jew was to pay another for timely accommodation. Jews could, however, lend money at interest to gentiles; until the Protestant Reformation, Christians were likewise forbidden to lend to each other at interest.
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