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Commandments (Exod 20:2; Deut 5:16). This practice, mentioned in Matt. 15:3-6//Mark 7:9-13, had the effect of vowing away the fifth commandment. The practice may have been rare and controversial, but it was a phenomenon that. could occur in ancient Judaism. Since God required that vows be kept, problems arose when a vow was. made that violated ... ................
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