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Affinity

There are several degrees of affinity, wherein marriage was prohibited by the law of Moses: thus the son could not marry his mother, nor his father’s wife, Lev. xviii, 7, &c. This unified study connects 3 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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  • Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)
  • A Biblical and Theological Dictionary

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Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Affinity

Relationship by alliance (2 Chr. 18:1) or by marriage (1 Kings 3:1). Marriages are prohibited within certain degrees of affinity, enumerated Lev. 18:6-17. Consanguinity is relationship by blood.

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A Biblical and Theological Dictionary

AFFINITY

There are several degrees of affinity, wherein marriage was prohibited by the law of Moses: thus the son could not marry his mother, nor his father’s wife, Lev. xviii, 7, &c. The brother could not marry his sister, whether she were so by the father only, or only by the mother, and much less if she were his sister both by the same father and mother.

Source: A Biblical and Theological Dictionary · View data sources

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