بيع الأبناء عند بني إسرائيل

Abstract EN

This study aims at shedding light on a prevailing phenomenon in the region of ancient near East, which is selling sons and daughters.

Because of economic hardships of life, father, as the first responsible for the family, is enforced to sell his sons and daughters.

In this study, The researcher focused on this phenomenon in the community of Ancient Israel and attempts to determine reasons that make parents sell their sons and daughters according to old testement.

Torah mentions this process of selling sons and daughters, determining their cost, and showing how these sons and daughters can be released later.

The main reason of this process of selling is poverty which enforces fathers to lend money for the sake of their family.

Moreover, social reasons and natural catastrophes may be seen as extra reasons.