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Originally Posted by Angrist
When Israelites got married, they needed to be virgins. After diner, they went inside and had sex for the first time (see for example Psalm 19:5). As a proof of the woman's virginity, they needed to use a cloth to save blood traces. This could then be shown to proof she was a virgin (in case the man would start hating her and lie that she hadn't been a virgin). See Deuteronomy 22:13-21.
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This doesn't strike you as being sexist, or at least being written by a bunch of guys 3000 years ago in a country that basically oppresses women? I mean, where is the male virginity test. Are we just going by personal testimony that the males are virgin? Why does the male need to get a blood sample. Also, not to bring science into religious discussion (
) but the hymen often is broken before any sexual encounter just from physical activity or doing things like horseback riding. It can break from just normal physical activity.