OLD TESTAMENT

Leviticus 20:12

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“‘If a man lies with his daughter-in-law, both of them shall surely be put to death. They have committed a perversion. Their blood shall be upon themselves.

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Verse 12. Crime. Hebrew tebel, “confusion,” the same term which is used in speaking of bestiality, (Calmet. 18:23,) though the latter crime be more enormous. Bible.

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