Numbers 30 - Introduction
* Vows to be kept. (1,2) The cases wherein vows might be released. (3-16)... [ Continue Reading ]
* Vows to be kept. (1,2) The cases wherein vows might be released. (3-16)... [ Continue Reading ]
1,2 No man can be bound by his own promise to do what he is already, by the Divine precept, forbidden to do. In other matters the command is, that he shall not break his words, through he may change his mind.... [ Continue Reading ]
3-16 Two cases of vows are determined. The case of a daughter in her father's house. When her vow comes to his knowledge, it is in his power either to confirm it or do it away. The law is plain in the case of a wife. If her husband allows her vow, though only by silence, it stands. If he disallows i... [ Continue Reading ]