The abduction of a person, normally for the purpose of selling into slavery.
Examples of kidnapping
Joseph
Genesis 37:23–28, Genesis 40:15, Genesis 45:3–5
The girls at Shiloh
The penalty for kidnapping
Exodus 21:16 See also Deuteronomy 24:7; 1 Timothy 1:9–10
Whoever kidnaps another man must be put to death, whether he sells him or the man is found in his possession.
Related themes
Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.