#15: A Different Kind of Environmental Crisis
Ḥizkuni on Bemidbar/Numbers 35:33
Gimme Some Torah #15
For thousands of years, there has been a tradition of blood money in the Middle East. One convicted of murder can pay blood money to the victim’s family in order to avoid judicial execution. This practice, known as diyah in Arabic, remains the law in Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, and other places.
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