The meaning of Kidnapping (manstealing) in the Bible
(From International Standard Bible Encyclopedia)

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

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