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The Question of Incest Relatively to Marriage With Sisters in Succession Henry Hinxman Duke No preview available - 2023 |
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adultery affinity analogy argument assigned aunt become book of Genesis book of Leviticus brethren dwell brother's nakedness cause connexion consanguinity daughter deceased wives denote Deuteronomy Divine edict elders enactment exemption expression father's nakedness father's wife favour forbidden fornication given Hebrew Hebrew language Holy Scriptures husband's brother instance intercourse Israel Jews language law of incest lawfully leaven legality legislation less levirate marriage Leviticus lifetime marriage with deceased marriage with sisters marriages made incestuous meaning Mosaic law mother mother's sister nakedness of thy nakedness was held nearness of kin noun noun substantive parties peculiar phrase plural polygamy prohibited proof question re-marriage reason reference relationship relative remainder of flesh sanction sexual intercourse shalt not uncover shalt thou take sisters in succession speak statute supposed take a wife Testament Thou shalt thy father's tion uncover the nakedness wife already married wife to wife wife's sister words
Popular passages
Page 54 - For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh. This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.
Page 34 - If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger : her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her. 6 And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.
Page 35 - And if a man shall lie with his uncle's wife, he hath uncovered his uncle's nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless. 21 And if a man shall take his brother's wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall be childless.
Page 27 - Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.
Page 34 - And if the man like not to take •his brother's wife, then let his brother's wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband's brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband's brother.
Page 34 - Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him : and if he stand, and say, I like not to take her; then shall his brother's wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face ; and she shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto the man that doth not build up his brother's house. And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.
Page 34 - Turn again, my daughters : why will ye go with me ? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands ? Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband.
Page 57 - Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother's wife: it is thy brother's nakedness.
Page 29 - None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the Lord.
Page 33 - Turn again, my daughters, go your way; for I am too old to have an husband. If I should say, I have hope, if I should have...