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Adam Clarke

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Leviticus 19:29

Do not prostitute thy daughter - This was a very frequent custom, and with examples of it writers of antiquity abound. The Cyprian women, according to Justin, gained that portion which their husbands received with them at marriage by previous public prostitution. And the Phoenicians, according to Augustine, made a gift to Venus of the gain acquired by the public prostitution of their daughters, previously to their marriage. " Veneri donum dabant, et prostitutiones filiarum, antequam jungerent eas viris ." - De Civit. Del, lib. xviii., c. 5; and see Calmet.

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