Where in the Bible does it state that incest is wrong?

Question

No pervs, I am not talking about brothers/sisters, parent/child, I am talking about cousins...a recent topic of debate...

No, there is nothing I need to confess. I am just interested in the differences between religious laws and state/national laws.

Answer 1

Leviticus 18:6-18 (New International Version)
New International Version (NIV)
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6 " 'No one is to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD.

7 " 'Do not dishonor your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; do not have relations with her.

8 " 'Do not have sexual relations with your father's wife; that would dishonor your father.

9 " 'Do not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father's daughter or your mother's daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere.

10 " 'Do not have sexual relations with your son's daughter or your daughter's daughter; that would dishonor you.

11 " 'Do not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father's wife, born to your father; she is your sister.

12 " 'Do not have sexual relations with your father's sister; she is your father's close relative.

13 " 'Do not have sexual relations with your mother's sister, because she is your mother's close relative.

14 " 'Do not dishonor your father's brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations; she is your aunt.

15 " 'Do not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son's wife; do not have relations with her.

16 " 'Do not have sexual relations with your brother's wife; that would dishonor your brother.

17 " 'Do not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. Do not have sexual relations with either her son's daughter or her daughter's daughter; they are her close relatives. That is wickedness.

18 " 'Do not take your wife's sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.

Answer 2

(a million) If the human race replace into propagated from a unmarried source (it quite is relatively in the two an evolutionary attitude of the 1st hominid and a biblical attitude of Adam & Eve), then such heavily suitable procreations have been unavoidable. the call for for some incorrect way of having the race began is an unreasonable expectation. The degradation of the human genome does no longer have been the comparable back then as at present with all the outcomes of ailment, radiation, mutation, etc. (2) the thought of incest ought to opt to be understood greater right. in the past each and every thing the sin of incest replace into related with sexual relationships between mother and father and young ones. basically in a at the same time as replace into the thought of incest prolonged to sibling relationships. via way of Moses’ time there have been rules governing all varieties of incest. relatively in the past this, incest in many of the varieties later proscribed weren't concept to be incorrect. In Egypt, the commonplace marriage of brothers and sisters between the Pharaohs all the way as lots through fact the 2nd century made the Mosaic regulation all the greater an intensive destroy with their Egyptian previous. EDIT: to MonaLisa Overdrive AM VT wannabe - there's no choose for for the writers to have an information of DNA. there are a number of stuff God prophetically inspired them to actual that determination into forward of their time or potential to take exhilaration in the justifications why. Even at present we are nonetheless gaining information of medical reasons for historic information. additionally, Genesis 5:4 reads - "After Seth replace into born, Adam had diverse little young ones"

Answer 3

There is nothing in the Bible that states that marrying a cousin is wrong. At that time it was prefered to marry within the extended family.

Ge 24:37 And my master made me swear an oath, and said, ‘You must not get a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites, in whose land I live,
Ge 24:38 but go to my father’s family and to my own clan, and get a wife for my son.’
Ge 24:39 “Then I asked my master, ‘What if the woman will not come back with me?’
Ge 24:40 “He replied, ‘The LORD, before whom I have walked,
will send his angel with you and make your journey a success, so that you can get a wife for my son from my own clan and from my father’s family.

Answer 4

Leviticus 18:6-18 covers incest prohibitions, but it doesn't talk about cousins. Relations with cousins is not generally considered incest (in that it is not prohibited by law throughout most of the world, nor in fact in most of the US). In fact, in cultures with strong tribal or family lines, it is often the preferred form of marriage.

Answer 5

In leviticus and repeated in Deuteronomy are a list of prohibited relationships and not all prohibited relationships are incestuous. In either case, cousins, generally, are not prohibited to each other nor does it fall into the category of incest by any standard. Many believe, however, that first cousin, ie the children of siblings, should not marry because the relationship is too close...but even there, it is not incest.

Answer 6

What the Bible says about Incest

Lot was a just and righteous man.

2 Peter 2:7-8
He was the only man that God saved from the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Genesis 19:15
He got drunk and impregnated his virgin daughters.
Genesis 19:32-36


Yet elsewhere incest is condemned.

None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness. Leviticus 18:6


And, at least in some cases, is punishable by death.

And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them. Leviticus 20:11
And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them. Leviticus 20:12

And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you. -- Leviticus 20:14

Go figure.

Answer 7

What is Incest? it's sexual intercourse between two persons to closely related to marry and why is it discouraged? to stop in breeding. In breeding degenerates the stock. Look at some of those reclusive religious sects they don't look as if they have got all of their marbles do they?.

Answer 8

Leviticus

Answer 9

YOU COULD TRY LEV 18:6-20 it lists all the forbidden relationships hope this is what you are looking for gorbalizer

Answer 10

I can't remember anything saying it's wrong, but more than one instance where incest is shown as an ok thing to do in the bible. Nice, huh?