The Law of Utter Destruction (Herem)
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But of the cities of these peoples, that Jehovah thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth;
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but thou shalt utterly destroy them: the Hittite, and the Amorite, the Canaanite, and the Perizzite, the Hivite, and the Jebusite; as Jehovah thy God hath commanded thee;
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that they teach you not to do after all their abominations, which they have done unto their gods; so would ye sin against Jehovah your God.
Bible text: American Standard Version (1901) · Public domain