Rape
Holman Bible Dictionary [1]
Exodus 22:16-17 Deuteronomy 22:25-27 Deuteronomy 22:28-29 Genesis 19:30-35 Genesis 34:1-2 Judges 19:25 2 Samuel 13:1-22 2 Samuel 13:15 Lamentations 5:11 Zechariah 14:2
Today victims of rape are too frequently made to feel they are on trial. The Mosaic code highlighted the victim's rights, both to monetary compensation and to recovery of dignity. This quest for dignity was a driving force behind acts of retaliatory violence recorded in the narrative texts. These texts, however, suggest the ease with which the victim is forgotten in the spiral of vengeful violence. See Biblical Teaching On Sex .
Chris Church
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( n.) The plant which bears this fruit; the grapevine.
(2): ( n.) A mangy tumor on the leg of a horse.
(3): ( n.) Grapeshot.
(4): ( n.) A well-known edible berry growing in pendent clusters or bunches on the grapevine. The berries are smooth-skinned, have a juicy pulp, and are cultivated in great quantities for table use and for making wine and raisins.
Smith's Bible Dictionary [3]
Grape. See Vine .
Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible [4]
RAPE . See Crimes and Punishments, 3 .
