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You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother`s sister: for she is your mother`s near kinswoman.
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The Maternal Aunt Prohibition
Commentators affirm that this verse explicitly forbids a man from marrying his mother's sister. The reason provided in the text is her status as a "near kinswoman" to his mother, making such a union a violation of God's established family boundaries. This prohibition was understood to include half-sisters as well.
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Leviticus
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19th Century
Anglican
Your mother’s sister. —Equally forbidden is the aunt on the mother’s side. The law that prevailed in the time of Christ also defin…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
You shall not uncover the nakedness of your mother's sister , &c.] Which is the same relation as before, an aunt by …
