About This Text
Composed: Talmudic Israel, c.375 – c.425 CE
Tractate Makkot (“Lashes”) is a tractate in Seder Nezikin (“Order of Damages") that serves as a companion tractate to Sanhedrin. Makkot addresses court-administered punishments, covering topics like false witnesses (eidim zomemim) and the process of administering their punishments and exile to cities of refuge for inadvertent murderers.