Robbery in Smiths Bible Dictionary

Robbery has ever been one of the principal employments of the nomad tribes of the East. From the time of Ishmael to the present day the Bedouin has been a "wild man," and a robber by trade. Ge 16:12 The Mosaic law on the subject of theft is contained in Ex 2:2 There seems no reason to suppose that the law underwent any alteration in Solomon's time. Man-stealing was punishable with death. Ex 21:16; De 24:7 Invasion of right in land was strictly forbidden. De 27:17; Isa 5:8; Mic 2:2