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The purpose of the project is twofold: (1) to discover the legal provisions for the support of widows and orphans in Hebrew society; and (2) to discover the need for public charity in caring for widows and orphans. The primary source of information researched is the Old Testamen…

The source, form and tradition critical approaches to the Pentateuch have also been applied to the laws commanding just and charitable treatment for the resident alien, fatherless (orphan), and widow. These studies have concluded that these laws were incorporated into the Israel…