Genesis 37:28
37:28 So when the Midianite
merchants passed by, Joseph’s brothers pulled
him
out of the cistern and sold him to the Ishmaelites for twenty pieces of silver. The Ishmaelites
then took Joseph to Egypt.
Exodus 21:16
21:16 “Whoever kidnaps someone and sells him, or is caught still holding him, must surely be put to death.
Deuteronomy 24:7
24:7 If a man is found kidnapping a person from among his fellow Israelites, and regards him as mere property and sells him, that kidnapper must die. In this way you will purge evil from among you.
Deuteronomy 24:1
24:1 If a man marries a woman and she does not please him because he has found something offensive in her, then he may draw up a divorce document, give it to her, and evict her from his house.
Deuteronomy 1:10
1:10 The
Lord your God has increased your population
to the point that you are now as numerous as the very stars of the sky.