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Moses and Joshua in the Tabernacle, James Tissot

Leviticus 18:9

James Tissot, Moses and Joshua in the Tabernacle, c. 1896–1902 · Jewish Museum, New York · Public domainJames Tissot, Moses and Joshua in the Tabernacle, c. 1896–1902, Jewish Museum, New York

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Leviticus 18:9 (WEB)

“‘You shall not uncover the nakedness of your sister, the daughter of your father, or the daughter of your mother, whether born at home or born abroad.

Catechism · 1

  • §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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  • “…in express terms, but prefers to leave it to be inferred by the reader: and God afterwards gives to the prohibition the sanction of the law, and threatens, “He who takes his sister, born of his father, or of his mother, and beholds her nakedness, hath commited abomination, he shall be utterly destroyed.” — editor's note: Lev. xviii. 9.

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  • Leviticus 18:9 and Ezekiel 16:45 share the same wording (9 words).

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