kid'-nap-ing The term itself occurs only in the New Testament andrapodistes ="manstealer") in1Ti 1:10. The crime was directly forbidden in the Hebrew law (Ex 21:16;De 24:7), and was made punishable with death.
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, James Orr, General Editor, 1844–1913 edition.