If an Israelite wife was suspected of adultery, a priest could make the woman drink muddy, bitter water. If guilty, her thigh would shrivel and her body would swell (Numbers 5). Image 110_06_0241

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If an Israelite wife was suspected of adultery, a priest could make the woman drink muddy, bitter water. If guilty, her thigh would shrivel and her body would swell (Numbers 5).

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