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What is the most horrifying Bible passage?

It's difficult to choose one among so many… first, in Deuteronomy 22, there's the account that if a woman was raped in the countryside, the man should die because she screamed and wasn't heard. But if she was raped in the city, she would also be punished. Apparently, it's presumed that she didn't scream loud enough, so she wasn't helped. It didn't occur to anyone that the man could gag the victim or threaten her life. There's also the gem that the rapist could buy the victim from her father.

But there are two even more repulsive passages. The first is in Genesis 19. Sodom and Gomorrah. Two angels visit Lot, he receives them, and some perverts appear at Lot's door and demand that he hand over 'the men' (the perverts don't know they are angels) to be raped, and Lot offers his two virgin daughters to be raped in his place! Note: he did this to maintain his image as a good host, whose duty it was to ensure the safety of his guests. And note that these were angels of the Lord who would have been fully capable of defending themselves.

The second instance is in Judges 19. A Levite takes a concubine, and she betrays him. Then they go home, and again, perverts knock on the door and demand that two guests be handed over. The Levite offers his daughter and the concubine. They are raped all night. The Levite did this to be a good host and ensure the safety of his guests. But the barbarity doesn't stop there. The next day, the Levite dismembers the concubine and sends the pieces to the twelve tribes of Israel…