What was the penalty for a person who blasphemed the Name of the Lord in Leviticus 24?
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Correct answer: Death by stoning
Leviticus 24 records a specific case of a man who blasphemed the Name. God commanded that he be brought outside the camp and stoned by the entire community, establishing the law for both citizens and foreigners.
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