LEV565 The doctrine of the brotherhood of man carried with it the obligation of universal benevolence. The most humane legislation regarding the treatment of the indigent, the handicapped and the stranger appears in Leviticus 19. The high-minded provisions reached a climax in the great commandment: [this and next verse]. These laws not only apply to a brother Jew but also to a stranger. Going beyond Deuteronomy 10:19, Leviticus 19:34 commands [see verses]. Brotherly love must be extended to foreigners as well as to fellow Jews. The spirit underlying this legislation is strikingly expressed by the last of the canonical prophets. Malachi (2:10) pleads: "Have we not all one Father? Hath not one God created us? Why do we deal treacherously every man against his brother, Profaning the covenant of our fathers? While the prophet naturally addressed himself to his Jewish contemporaries, his words assumed universal significance. Job 31, describing the ideal religious personality, speaks of the consideration which he manifests toward his servant: "Did not He that made me in the womb make him? I did not One fashion us in the womb? – Verse 15. For the masters of post-Biblical Judaism the belief in the Fatherhood of God spelt the common brotherhood of man.