Compensation for the seduction of an unbetrothed maiden The unmarried and unbetrothed daughter counts as part of her father's property; by the loss of her virginity her value is diminished; her father consequently has a claim for compensation; and the seducer must pay the price sufficient to make the girl his wife. Comp. Deuteronomy 22:28-29 (where, however, the case contemplated is one not of seduction, but of rape). The seduction of a betrothedmaiden is regarded as virtually the same thing as adultery: this is dealt with in Deuteronomy 22:23-27.

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