Deuteronomy 21:15-16 If a man has two wives, and he loves one but not the other, and both bear him sons but the firstborn is the son of the wife he does not love, when he wills his property to his sons, he must not give the rights of the firstborn to the son of the wife he loves in preference to his actual firstborn, the son of the wife he does not love.
2 Samuel 5:13 (also 1 Ki 11:3)
After he left Hebron, David took more concubines and wives in Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
Abraham and Sarah were half-brother and sister (Genesis 20:12)
Moreover, Isaac and Rebekah were second cousins (Genesis 22:20ff.; 24:4) and Jacob was wed to the daughters of Laban, his mother’s brother (Genesis 24:43),
obviously the bible said Adam and Eve not Adam and Steve, but I guess it was ok to sleep with your family!!
2006-08-07 08:17:46 · 13 answers · asked by GobleyGook 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, marriage was originally designed to be ONE man and ONE woman, count that one!!!! However in earlier times the earth was not as populated so there was almost no one else to marry.
Also are humans perfect? Do we do everything right? I think not.
Also in those times children did not have mortality rate of today, so isn't it implied that you needed to try more? The actions of earlier generations do not necessarily have to be copied by the current?
2006-08-07 08:27:57 · answer #1 · answered by potatosalad2008 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. That was the old Testament. Now you must read the new testament. The bible talks about Fornication and all that is against God's wills before the laws of the bible people did what they wanted to do.(1 Thessalonians 5:22-23) talks about avoid every kind of evil. The bible also speaks of the sin of incest as fornication in (1 Corinthians 5:1). God hates sin but He loves the sinner. God gave us the laws in the bible for our good, They are not meant to deny us any thing but they are given so we can enjoy the proper sexual relationship in the proper time.
2006-08-07 15:33:53 · answer #2 · answered by winnp1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on how you define incest. In american law, I think one is allowed to marry a cousin, for example.
it could be that incest for the bible is just immediate family.
oh, and polygamy was fine back then.
cheerio
2006-08-07 15:22:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That was back when the gene pool was like perfect. But God never supported polygamy.
2006-08-07 15:22:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
These are all man made norms in the of God
2006-08-07 15:23:46 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He must support incest as Adam & Eve's children had to marry.........so it is okay to marry your sister - just not a guy.
2006-08-07 15:26:28 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
3000 year old fables do not mean a thing to right thinking people ,today!
2006-08-07 15:22:43 · answer #7 · answered by Wounded duckmate 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
according to the courts it is against the law.
2006-08-07 15:22:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Back then it was ok but not now. Same with genocide
2006-08-07 15:32:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh there is much more than that in the bible check this out
http://www.nobeliefs.com/DarkBible/DarkBibleContents.htm
2006-08-07 15:22:53 · answer #10 · answered by tyler_durden_project 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋