Speaking of the Mosaic Law, instituted in the 16th century B.C.E., author Laure Aynard, in her book La Bible au féminin (The Bible in the Feminine Gender), notes: “For the most part, when the Law covenant speaks of the woman, it is to defend her. ”
( નિર્ગમન ૨૧: ૨૨) ઈશ્વરના નિયમોમાં સ્ત્રીઓને રક્ષણ મળતું હતું.