When1: -1000
Who: Hebrew
What: law
Where: Israel
Detail: Offending object was object of revenge. Old Testament relates that an ox that gored someone was killed and flesh not eaten.
Clans and families held all land. Every seventh year, it banned agriculture. Every 7 years times 7, 49 years, all leases ended, and all land redistributed.
Slavery increased with increase in agriculture and barter. Every 49 years, slaves became free.
Treaties regulated trade and merchants.
Laws prohibited money lending at interest, outlawed perjury and stealing, and used negligence.
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