List of capital crimes in the bible
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According to the Old Testament of Bible, these are the offenses which may have merited the death penalty for those living under the Jewish covenant and the Mosaic law.
- Murder (Exodus 21:12, Exodus 21:15)
- Kidnapping (Exodus 21:16)
- Disobedience to parents (Exodus 21:17, Deuteronomy 21:18)
- Juvenile delinquency - incorrigibility (Deuteronomy 21:18-21)
- Bestiality (Leviticus 20:15)
- Violations of the Sabbath (Exodus 31:15)
- Adultery (Leviticus 20:10)
- Abominations (Leviticus 20:2)
- Blasphemy (Leviticus 24:16)
- Incest (Leviticus 20:11)
- Homosexuality (Leviticus 20:13)
- Witchcraft (Exodus 22:18, Leviticus 20:27)
- False prophecy (Deuteronomy 13:5)
- Worshipping a false god (Deuteronomy 13:6-10)
- Sacrificing to false gods (Exodus 22:20)
- Sodomy (Leviticus 18:22, Leviticus 20:13)
- Sex with a woman betrothed to another (Deuteronomy 22:25)
- False witness in a capital crime (Deuteronomy 19:16-20)
- Fornication by daughters of priests (Leviticus 21:9)
- Failure to abide by a decision of the High Court (Deuteronomy 17:12)
- Unchastity (Deuteronomy 22:21-24)
- Cursing someone (Leviticus 24:14)
- Negligence resulting in death (Exodus 21:29)
