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Why did God mandate capital punishment for murder?



      

Genesis 9:6

ESV - 6 Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed, for God made man in his own image.

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Shea S. Michael Houdmann Supporter Got Questions Ministries
After Noah, his family, and the animals exited the ark, God gave a new command: put to death anyone who murders another person. Genesis 9:6 says, "Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his b...

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