There is one theory missing. What about a sacrifice? Child sacrifice was quite common in the area (Moloch) and it was repeated in a lot of cultures. Maybe peopl

There is one theory missing. What about a sacrifice? Child sacrifice was quite common in the area (Moloch) and it was repeated in a lot of cultures. Maybe people decided that a child is a bit too much, but they still wanted to please the gods, so the give the second most valuable thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_sacrifice https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_sacrifice