[wcbtinman]

Don't have a Torah handy, but somewhere in there I have read that (paraphrasing) 'if an enemy comes to kill you, you should rise up and kill him first'.

Maybe someone of the Jewish persuasion can enlighten me.

[DeFault User]

I believe that's found in Bush 42:10.

[aruanan]

Don't have a Torah handy, but somewhere in there I have read that (paraphrasing) 'if an enemy comes to kill you, you should rise up and kill him first'.

The Torah, in its most specific meaning, refers to the Pentateuch, ie., the Books of Moses, the first five books of the Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Given the specificity of instructions in the Pentateuch of what does or doesn't constitute a murder (see Numbers 35), a preemptive strike scenario based on an assumption of intent seems to be inconsistent with what is actually there.