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Having Sexual Relations with Family Members

S2

We are not to have close physical contact & sexual intimacy with family members.

Category: Godliness, Holiness & Righteousness

Type: Negative

Form: Explicit

Source dataset: Old Testament

Uniqueness: Not unique

Classical commandment: Yes

New Covenant Literal Application

Applies to Person Categories: Not specified

Literal Application: Not specified

More explanation about New Covenant Literal Application

The New Covenant Literal Application Code (NCLA) is an interpretive guide used by the authors to indicate which person categories a mitzvah applies to, and at what level of literal compliance.

It combines person categories such as Jewish, K'rov Yisrael, and Gentile, together with male/female distinctions and an application level such as mandated, recommended, optional, or prohibited.

This code reflects the authors' interpretive opinion and is provided for prayerful consideration. On this page, the technical code is summarized into plain language to help new readers understand it more easily.

Read the full explanation from the source

Bible references

Key NT Scriptures
  • 1 Corinthians 5:1-5
Key OT Scriptures
  • Deuteronomy 23:1
  • Leviticus 18:3
  • Leviticus 18:6-18

  • Leviticus 20:11-12
  • Leviticus 20:14
  • Leviticus 20:17
  • Leviticus 20:19-21
Supportive NT Scriptures
  • Colossians 3:5
  • 1 Corinthians 5:9-13
  • 1 Corinthians 6:13
  • 1 Corinthians 6:18-19
  • 1 Corinthians 10:8
  • Ephesians 5:3
  • Galatians 5:19
  • Matthew 15:19-20
  • Romans 1:26-28
  • Romans 13:13-14
  • 1 Thessalonians 4:3-5

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Commentary

Rabbi Michael Rudolph

This Mitzvah commands against having sexual relations with defined members of one's family - even members by marriage (i.e. in-laws). Since the list includes both married and umarried family members, this Miztvah may also be considered as defining a class of perons whom we cannot marry. Classical Commentators: No special comment. NCLA : JMm JFm KMm KFm GMm GFm Return to main index Return to main index


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Related Law of Messiah commandments

Classical sources

Maimonides

Maimonides (Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon, 12th century) organized all 613 Torah commandments into a structured list. These linked items show where this Law of Messiah commandment overlaps with that classical framework.

Meir of Rothenburg

Rabbi Meir of Rothenburg (13th century, Germany) was a leading Talmudic authority. These reference numbers link this commandment to his halachic rulings.

MN110

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