A #chiasm in #deuteronomy 22:13-29 equates betrothal with marriage. In God's eyes, it is just as bad to violate a betrothal as it is to violate a consummated marriage. Both cases are adultery. A betrothed girl has more legal protection in #torah than does an unbetrothed girl. Fathers do well to keep this in mind.
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