Leviticus 20:17

If a man marries his sister, whether the daughter of his father or of his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They must be cut off in the sight of their people. He has uncovered the nakedness of his sister; he shall bear his iniquity.

Cross References (5)

  • Leviticus 18:9 (6)

    You must not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether sh

  • Deuteronomy 27:22 (4)

    ‘Cursed is he who sleeps with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.’ And let all the peo

  • Ezekiel 22:11 (2)

    One man commits an abomination with his neighbor’s wife; another wickedly defiles his daughter-in-law; and yet another v

  • 2 Samuel 13:12 (2)

    “No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not violate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgrac

  • Genesis 20:12 (2)

    Besides, she really is my sister, the daughter of my father—though not the daughter of my mother—and she became my wife.