Motif
Casting lots to reveal a hidden offender
casting_lots_to_reveal_a_hidden_offender
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Divination Methods and Implements. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
islamic
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The Koran (Al-Qur'an) ENTITLED, Y. S.; REVEALED AT MECCA. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXXVII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 31302-31400 confidence: high
Al Beidawi says the ship stood still, so those aboard concluded a fugitive servant was present and cast lots to find him.
The ship's immobility leads to casting lots to identify a fugitive servant; the lot falls on Jonas.
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