BIBLE, Numbers 31:35, God Jehovah commands Jewish boys in terror acts for conquering land, to gang rape 32,000 virgin baby girls. This text was used in excuse by Christian conquerors in gang-raping native Indians. What references are there to this text in the conquest of America, either by Jews or Christians in American and European literature, hymns, poetry, etc.?
2007-04-17 02:05:27 · 13 answers · asked by Mary V 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
The Scripture does not read as this "questioner" suggests, and it seems impossible to infer rape from anywhere in that account.
In fact, Israelite soldiers were allowed to marry captives, but had to treat them with the same rights and respect due to an Israelite wife.
(Deuteronomy 21:10-13) In case you go out to the battle against your enemies and Jehovah your God has given them into your hand and you have carried them away captive; 11 and you have seen among the captives a woman beautiful in form, and you have got attached to her and taken her for your wife, 12 you must then bring her into the midst of your house. She must now shave her head and attend to her nails [for hygienic reasons], 13 and remove the mantle of her captivity from off her and dwell in your house and weep for her father and her mother a whole lunar month; and after that you should have relations with her ["your wife"], and you must take possession of her as your bride, and she must become your wife.
2007-04-17 10:16:47 · answer #1 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Please tell me where this premise comes from? There are no references to this in any text regarding the settlement of America because, it just ain't so! I am not saying that native American women were not raped, just like any other group of women have been raped throughout the history of mankind. I have never heard or read of anything that indicated that any such rapes occurred because of what is written in the Bible.
In the history of mankind, "to the victors, go the spoils". This means whatever is of value left in the land that is conquered is given to the winner of the war. Women in history have not held much value by males except as servants or slaves. Women in the USA did not have the same rights as men until the early 1930's with the suffragette movement and we are still fighting for equality today.
Sounds to me like you think Chirstians are rapists with God's okay!!! You scare me!
2007-04-24 08:48:42 · answer #2 · answered by TexasDolly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whoever is giving you the interpretation of Numbers 31:35 as gang rape is NOT an educated Bible scholar, nor is he/she in the Spirit of God. there is an assumption being made here that these 32,000 virgins were raped or used as sex slaves. i say assumption because nowhere does it state that either occurred. In the Middle East women are considered property, then and now. In war of ancient times, women were considered part of the spoils of war. This is not gang rape or slavery. You are being seriously misled and it sounds like someone is taking scripture out of context for political purposes, taking history and turning it into a racist tool to incite trouble. Be careful who you listen to----there are many people out there who are trying to stir up revolution.
2016-05-17 07:37:08 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"From the Israelites' half, select one out of every fifty, whether persons, cattle, donkeys, sheep, goats or other animals. Give them to the Levites, who are responsible for the care of the LORD's tabernacle." 31 So Moses and Eleazar the priest did as the LORD commanded Moses.
32 The plunder remaining from the spoils that the soldiers took was 675,000 sheep, 33 72,000 cattle, 34 61,000 donkeys 35 and 32,000 women who had never slept with a man.
36 The half share of those who fought in the battle was:
337,500 sheep, 37 of which the tribute for the LORD was 675"
2007-04-17 05:30:35 · answer #4 · answered by 29 characters to work with...... 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
All right, virgins. Examples of such unspeakable cruelty to people whose only crime was to reside in places the Israelites wanted to have, are to be found in many other places in the Pentateuch and, even worse, in Joshua.
In comparison, the European conquest of the New World was conducted on a civilized basis. Excesses in Spanish treatment of the natives were condemned in print by several Spanish priests -- notably Bartolomeo de las Casas -- and had some real effect.
2007-04-17 02:48:47 · answer #5 · answered by obelix 6 · 2⤊ 2⤋
The gang rapes are in your own mind. ("Young man ... when is the raping going to start?") It's tough I agree, but such was life back then and of course also in the Moslem conquests.
2007-04-17 04:20:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
history does record the bad things that americans did when they were conquering this country it would make us look bad,even though we are the badist of the bad.we even had slave coming in for england,and the dutch started importing slaves in the late 14th century early 15th century and continued to the eighteenth century.yes americans have done a lot of things in the name of god.we even kill ourselves in the civil war, i know people from the south believed in god and i know people from the north believed in god.but the bottom dollar is most of it is done for greed and we may call it american interest,or economic or our manifest destiny.
2007-04-24 17:37:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does not say that they raped the women and it does not say they are virgin baby girls. it says Moses was to divide the spoils, 32,000 WOMEN who have never slept with a man.
2007-04-17 02:13:10 · answer #8 · answered by Stacy R 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It does not say anything about gang rapes in the Bible learn more about the Bible and study it more before you blaspheme it
2007-04-17 04:00:38 · answer #9 · answered by llrager 2 · 2⤊ 2⤋
"Virgin baby girls"? So the biblical times had infant action? Huh??
2007-04-19 06:25:21 · answer #10 · answered by neired82 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋