Exodus 21:33 presents a parallel law of liability for negligence — a pit owner must restore loss. Both require restitution for accidental damage.

Exodus 21:34 completes the pit law: the owner pays money and gets the dead beast. Similar to fire law's restitution principle.

Judges 15:5 records the torches burning the Philistines' grain — a narrative illustration of the exact kind of fire damage the law addresses.

2 Samuel 14:30 recounts Absalom setting Joab's barley field on fire — another intentional fire causing damage, mirroring the law's scenario.

Deuteronomy 22:8 requires a parapet on a roof to prevent falls — another negligence law. Both hold the person responsible for preventable harm.