Motif
blood revenge contained by asylum and waiting period
blood_revenge_contained_by_asylum_and_waiting_period
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Sanctuary and Asylum. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) SECTION V. / OF CERTAIN NEGATIVE PRECEPTS IN THE KORN. / SECTION VI. / OF THE INSTITUTIONS OF THE KORAN IN CIVIL AFFAIRS.; lines 6672-6726 confidence: high
Among the Jews, a manslayer who reached a city of refuge had to stay there until the high priest's death; if he left before then, the revenger of blood could kill him without guilt.
The passage describes a manslayer protected in a city of refuge until the high priest's death, with early departure allowing the blood avenger to kill him.
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