Dict: smith - ROBBERY

smith:

ROBBERY - R>@ - Robbery has ever been one of the principal employments of the nomad tribes of the East. From the time of Ishmael to the present day the Bedouin has been a "wild man," and a robber by trade. kjv@Genesis:16:12) The Mosaic law on the subject of theft is contained in kjv@Exodus:2:2) There seems no reason to suppose that the law underwent any alteration in Solomon’s time. Man-stealing was punishable with death. kjv@Exodus:21:16 kjv@Exodus:24:7) Invasion of right in land was strictly forbidden. (27:17; kjv@Isaiah:5:8; kjv@Micah:2:2)