The bible declares that menstruating women are unclean,22 but allows polygamy.23 Fathers may sell their daughter into sexual slavery, but only to another Israelite.24 Soldiers may sexually enslave any female virgins after they’ve killed the virgins’ men.25 Men can get away with rape, if they pay the victim’s family 50 shekels and marry the victim.26 There are many prohibitions against having sex with family members, but men have a duty to impregnate the wives of their dead brothers.27 Biblical heroes even trade in flesh. David purchased a wife by giving his future father-in-law, King Saul, one
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