Which specific item was forbidden to be taken as a pledge for a loan because it was essential for a person's livelihood?
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Correct answer: An upper or lower millstone
Deuteronomy 24:6 prohibits taking a millstone as security for a debt because that would be taking a person's life (or means of survival) in pledge. The millstone was necessary for grinding grain into flour for daily bread.
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