Deuteronomy 23:1
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Chapter 23
1 A man shall not marry his father’s wife,[a] nor shall he dishonor his father’s bed.(A)
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- 23:1 Father’s wife: stepmother.
Leviticus 18:7-8
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7 [a]You shall not disgrace your father by having intercourse with your mother.(A) She is your own mother; you shall not have intercourse with her. 8 You shall not have intercourse with your father’s wife, for that would be a disgrace to your father.
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Leviticus 20:11
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11 If a man disgraces his father by lying with his father’s wife,(A) the two of them shall be put to death; their bloodguilt is upon them.
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