[JohnnyM]

"There was no right to property in the Bible"

Yes there was. The Israelites had very stern property rights laws. Read leviticus and Numbers. There is much about redemption of land and land ownership. Of course, these properties rights did not extend to those outside of Israel.

JM

[Zhangliqun]

Yes there was. The Israelites had very stern property rights laws. Read leviticus and Numbers. There is much about redemption of land and land ownership. Of course, these properties rights did not extend to those outside of Israel.

You are right, of course. I was dealing primarily with human and property rights in the bible in terms of Israelite 'foreign policy'. Within the nation of Israel itself, laws about property rights, human rights, etc., etc., were very extensive, detailed, meticulous and, as I said before, very cutting edge.