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Closer is More Forbidden
Commentators explain that the prohibition against marrying a granddaughter establishes a clear principle: if a more distant relative is forbidden, an even closer one is certainly forbidden. Therefore, while not explicitly stated in this verse, the prohibition against marrying one's own daughter is understood to be included and even more strongly implied.
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Leviticus
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Charles Ellicott
On Leviticus 18:10
19th Century
Bishop
The nakedness of thy son’s daughter. From this prohibition it is inferred that a man must not marry his own daughter. If …
John Gill
On Leviticus 18:10
17th Century
Pastor
The nakedness of your son's daughter, or of your daughter's daughter A man might not marry his granddaughter, whether a d…