Questions tagged [incest]
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Are the Old Testament prohibitions on incest applicable to Christians? [duplicate]
The Old Testament forbids incest. Does this aspect of the Mosaic law apply to Christians?
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If "Old Law is done away with",then what about bestiality and incest? [duplicate]
Leviticus 18:7 states:
"Do not violate your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; you must not have sexual relations with her."
Isn't saying that the old law is "...
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Did Roman Catholic Church law ever condone (the contemporary practice of) incest?
I may not be asking the right question, but I'm trying to figure out the context behind a quote from an Arthur Pink sermon:
herein we may see the blasphemous impiety of the popes of Rome, who in ...
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Was incest allowed by God before? [duplicate]
Did God allowed incest before? Did Noah and his family committed incest? If yes when did God start forbidding it and why? If no, how did Noah and his family repopulate the world and how about the risk ...
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Which kind of relations are considered incestous in Christianity?
My question, in strict propriety, is specifically what kind of relationships are defined as incestuous in Christianity?
I am guessing that it is forbidden to marry one's parents/children or siblings ...
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Why did Lot's daughters seduce their father? [closed]
According to the Genesis 19:30-38, when Lot escaped out of Zoar, he went up to the mountains and settled in a cave. While in there, his daughters seduced him while he was drunk so that they could bear ...
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Does the Old Testament law prohibit marriage among step siblings?
I ask because I'm trying to understand whether the prohibition against sibling marriage is due to genetic or emotional reasons.
Suppose Bob and Alice marry, have a daughter Eve, and some years later ...
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Was the marriage between Abraham and Sarah incestuous?
In the comments to this answer to the question of why Abraham lied to Pharaoh about his relationship with Sarah, the following question which I am about to pose, appeared:
Was the marriage between ...
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Did Adam and Eve's Progeny Commit Incest? [closed]
I have a multi-part question.
Did Adam and Eve's Progeny Commit Incest?
Genesis, Chapter 4 tells us about Cain and Abel.
Genesis, Chapter 5 tells us about Seth and "other sons and daughters".
I ...
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Is incest a sin? [closed]
If we all descended from one man and one woman then it's quite apparent that a third generation was not possible without the sexual union of close relatives.
Does the Bible (or other Christian source)...
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