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<p>There is only an obligation to try and negotiate peace before voluntary wars (מלחמת רשות).  No such commandment exists with regards to fighting the seven nations of Canaan.</p> | <p>There is only an obligation to try and negotiate peace before voluntary wars (מלחמת רשות).  No such commandment exists with regards to fighting the seven nations of Canaan.</p> | ||
+ | <opinion>Canaanite Peace Gestures Rejected | ||
+ | <mekorot><multilink><a href="RashiSotah35b" data-aht="source">Rashi</a><a href="RashiBemidbar21-22" data-aht="source">Bemidbar 21:22</a><a href="RashiDevarim20-10-18" data-aht="source">Devarim 20:10-18</a><a href="RashiSotah35b" data-aht="source">Sotah 35b</a><a href="R. Shelomo Yitzchaki (Rashi)" data-aht="parshan">About R. Shelomo Yitzchaki</a></multilink>,<fn>This is Rashi's opinion in his comments on <a href="BavliSotah35b" data-aht="source">Bavli Sotah 35b</a>.  However, he contradicts himself in his commentary to Devarim 20:18 where he says that Canaanites who repent and convert will be accepted.</fn> perhaps <multilink><a href="RambamSeferHaMitzvotPositiveCommandments190" data-aht="source">Rambam Sefer Mitzvot</a><a href="RambamSeferHaMitzvotPositiveCommandments190" data-aht="source">Positive Commandments 190</a><a href="Rambam Sefer HaMitzvot" data-aht="parshan">About Rambam Sefer HaMitzvot</a></multilink>,<fn>In his Sefer HaMitzvot, Rambam only speaks of calling for peace in battles waged voluntarily, suggesting that he believes that there was no such requirement before the Wars of Conquest in Canaan.  However, he does not say anything about whether there would be any conditions under which the Israelites would forego the command to obliterate the Seven Nations. Moreover, in his Mishne Torah the Rambam explicitly</fn>  <multilink><a href="RYosefBekhorShorDevarim20-16" data-aht="source">Rabbi Yosef Bekhor Shor</a><a href="RYosefBekhorShorDevarim20-16" data-aht="source">Devarim 20:16</a><a href="R. Yosef Bekhor Shor" data-aht="parshan">About R. Yosef Bekhor Shor</a></multilink>, <multilink><a href="PesiktaDeRavKahana13-5" data-aht="source">Pesikta DeRav Kahana</a><a href="PesiktaDeRavKahana13-5" data-aht="source">13:5</a><a href="Pesikta DeRav Kahana" data-aht="parshan">About Pesikta DeRav Kahana</a></multilink>,</mekorot> | ||
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+ | <opinion>Canaanite Peace Gestures Accepted | ||
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Call for Peace Also to Seven Nations | Call for Peace Also to Seven Nations | ||
<p>There is an obligation to seek peace both before embarking on a voluntary war (מלחמת רשות) and an obligatory war (מלחמת מצוה), such as the conquest of the Seven Nations of Canaan.</p> | <p>There is an obligation to seek peace both before embarking on a voluntary war (מלחמת רשות) and an obligatory war (מלחמת מצוה), such as the conquest of the Seven Nations of Canaan.</p> |
Version as of 06:37, 12 July 2016
Calling for Peace
Exegetical Approaches
No Call for Peace to Seven Nations
There is only an obligation to try and negotiate peace before voluntary wars (מלחמת רשות). No such commandment exists with regards to fighting the seven nations of Canaan.
Canaanite Peace Gestures Rejected
Canaanite Peace Gestures Accepted
Call for Peace Also to Seven Nations
There is an obligation to seek peace both before embarking on a voluntary war (מלחמת רשות) and an obligatory war (מלחמת מצוה), such as the conquest of the Seven Nations of Canaan.