Leviticus 18:8

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Leviticus 18:8 (WEB)
“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife. It is your father’s nakedness.

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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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Tertullian, The Five Books Against Marcion V.6Book V
“I quite admit, that, according to the Creator’s law, the man was an offender “who had his father’s wife.”” — editor's note: Lev. xviii. 8.
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