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==89:7. MODIFICATIONS OF HUMAN SACRIFICE==

==89:7. MODIFICATIONS OF HUMAN SACRIFICE==

89:7.1 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] attempted to end [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_sacrifice human sacrifices] by [[inaugurating]] the [[ransom]] as a substitute. He [[established]] a systematic schedule which enabled his people to [[escape]] the worst results of their rash and foolish [[vows]]. [[Lands]], [[properties]], and [[children]] could be redeemed according to the [[established]] fees, which were payable to the [[priests]]. Those [[groups]] which ceased to [[sacrifice]] their first-born soon possessed great advantages over less advanced [[neighbors]] who continued these atrocious [[acts]]. Many such backward [[tribes]] were not only greatly weakened by this loss of sons, but even the [[succession]] of [[leadership]] was often broken.

89:7.1 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] attempted to end [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_sacrifice human sacrifices] by [[inaugurating]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ransom ransom] as a substitute. He [[established]] a systematic schedule which enabled his people to [[escape]] the worst results of their rash and foolish [[vows]]. [[Lands]], [[properties]], and [[children]] could be redeemed according to the [[established]] fees, which were payable to the [[priests]]. Those [[groups]] which ceased to [[sacrifice]] their first-born soon possessed great advantages over less advanced [[neighbors]] who continued these atrocious [[acts]]. Many such backward [[tribes]] were not only greatly weakened by this loss of sons, but even the [[succession]] of [[leadership]] was often broken.

89:7.2 An outgrowth of the passing [[child]] [[sacrifice]] was the [[custom]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover#Origin_of_the_name smearing blood] on the house doorposts for the [[protection]] of the first-born. This was often done in [[connection]] with one of the [[sacred]] feasts of the year, and this [[ceremony]] once obtained over most of the world from Mexico to Egypt.

89:7.2 An outgrowth of the passing [[child]] [[sacrifice]] was the [[custom]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover#Origin_of_the_name smearing blood] on the house doorposts for the [[protection]] of the first-born. This was often done in [[connection]] with one of the [[sacred]] feasts of the year, and this [[ceremony]] once obtained over most of the world from Mexico to Egypt.