Texts · 21 · Yhwh and His People

Don't take the mother bird

Deuteronomy allows taking eggs or fledglings from a nest, but you must let the mother go.

Conservation as law.

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Wisdom teachings about stewardship were reformulated as binding laws for the whole nation.

Bible reference: Deuteronomy 22:6–7

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 337

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