The Devastation of Midyan: Justice or Genocide?
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The final battle of Moshe’s lifetime is known as the war with Midyan. Moshe conveyed the divine instruction to take the lives of all the male Midyanite minors. Can this paradigm be reconciled with modern-day norms of war?
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| Language | English |
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| Paper Type | Research Paper |
| Pages | 6 |
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