“An Eye for an Eye” The Code of Hammurabi
1772 BCE
Abraham also knew that there was a code of law.
Corresponding to this same time period, The Code of Hammurabi circa1772 BCE sites a law, numbered 196 saying:
“If a man destroys the eye of another man, they shall destroy his eye. “
This corresponds with a verse in Deuteronomy 19:21 of the Hebrew Bible:
"Thus you shall not show pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot."
Overview
Law #196
If a man destroy the eye of another man, they shall destroy his eye."
In the Bible
Deuteronomy 19:21
Thus you shall not show pity: life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
דְּבָרִים י"ט: כ"א
וְלֹ֥א תָח֖וֹס עֵינֶ֑ךָ נֶ֣פֶשׁ בְּנֶ֗פֶשׁ עַ֤יִן בְּעַ֨יִן֙ שֵׁ֣ן בְּשֵׁ֔ן יָ֥ד בְּיָ֖ד רֶ֥גֶל בְּרָֽגֶל:
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