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Originally Posted by monstert
First, God commanded Israel to kill, He says nothing about rape. And second, you forgot to mention that Moses was angry with the officers for sparing some of the enemies. But since he gave at least the virgins to the men, Moses must have compromised with them. Still, there is nothing there about simply raping these women under command of God. And it is more likely they were taken to be wives.
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Just to make sure, but you do realize that this in-bold statement does count as rape. You can argue historical connotations all you want, but the passage Vexx quoted and your interpretation both have women forced into acts of intercourse against their will (in this case forced into marriage which requires an act of consummation in order to be validated). That is rape.