Leviticus 18:20

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Leviticus 18:20 (WEB)
“‘You shall not lie carnally with your neighbor’s wife, and defile yourself with her.

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§2388Article 6 · The Sixth CommandmentRead at vatican.va
“Incest designates intimate relations between relatives or in-laws within a degree that prohibits marriage between them.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Lev 18:7-20.

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Clement of Alexandria, The Instructor II.10Book II
“Accedit his, quod “ab omni quoque arvo feminino esse abstinendum” præterquam a proprio, ex divinis Scripturis colligens præclarus Plato consuluit lege illinc accepta: “Et uxori proximi tui non dabis concubitum seminis, ut polluaris apud ipsam.” — editor's note: Lev. xviii. 20.
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