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Our daf questions how the punishment for adultery is meted out. One of the larger questions that the rabbis explore is how an adult is punished for a crime that s/he committed as a minor.
The Gemora cites a Baraisa: A betrothed na’arah who committed adultery is stoned at the entrance of her father’s house.
If she does not have an entrance of her father’s house (for he has no house), she is stoned at the entrance of that city’s gate.
In a city where there are mostly idolaters, she is stoned at the gates of Beis Din.
The rabbis share proof texts to better understand why women must be stoned at the entrance to the gates of the city.
They determine that women who commit adultery while betrothed are similar to those who worship idols.
We explore a Comparative Study of Stoning Punishment in the Religions of Islam and Judaism by Sanaz Alasti. and modern versions of stoning in our time.