Curses have long been pronounced upon others with the intention of inflicting penalty or retribution. Pronouncing a curse upon one's parents, the handicapped, the king, or God is punishable by death according to biblical standards. Pronouncing a curse on God's people was not permitted, as seen in Numbers 22, where God prevented Balaam from cursing Israel, declaring them a blessed people. Conversely, pronouncing a curse on evil was deemed appropriate, such as in Joshua 6, where Joshua cursed anyone who would rebuild Jericho, with the curse affecting their children if they disobeyed. Jesus taught the proper response to curses in Luke 6:28 and Romans 2:14, instructing to bless those who curse you, meaning to do good toward them rather than retaliate with another curse. In Deuteronomy 27:14-26, God inspired Moses to have the Levites shout curses from Mount Ebal for specific disobediences, such as making carved images, treating parents with contempt, or perverting justice, with the people affirming each curse by saying 'Amen.' Deuteronomy 28:15-68 details extensive curses for disobedience, affecting all aspects of life, summarized as defeat, disease, desolation, deprivation, deportation, and death. Jeremiah 11:3 and Galatians 3:13 highlight that the curse accompanies the law when broken, with anyone failing to keep the entire law falling under its curse. Galatians 3:10-13 explains that Christ has redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us, bearing an intensely thorough curse, greater than any other, as the death penalty for lawbreaking. Numbers 5:20-27 illustrates a specific curse on unfaithful wives, who become a curse among their people through physical affliction if guilty. Deuteronomy 21:22-23 further connects hanging on a tree with being accursed, a reference used in Galatians 3:13 to show Christ bearing this curse for us. Ultimately, Revelation 22:3 promises that in God's Kingdom, there shall be no more curses.