Kidnapping (manstealing)

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia · James Orr and contributors

kid'-nap-ing The term itself occurs only in the New Testament andrapodistes ="manstealer") in 1Ti 1:10. The crime was directly forbidden in the Hebrew law (Ex 21:16; De 24:7), and was made punishable with death.

Source of the article

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2

Bible Strong digital edition from CrossWire module 2.2; historical scholarship originally published in 1915