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A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt.
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Deuteronomy 27:20
Cursed be he that lies with his father's wife; because he uncovers his father's bed. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Leviticus 18:8
The nakedness of your father's wife shall you not uncover: it is your father's nakedness.
Leviticus 20:11
And the man that lies with his father's wife has uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
1 Corinthians 5:1
It is reported commonly that there is fornication among you, and such fornication as is not so much as named among the Gentiles, that one should have his father's wife.
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Ruth 3:9
And he said, Who are you? And she answered, I am Ruth your handmaid: spread therefore your skirt over your handmaid; for you are a near kinsman.
Ezekiel 16:8
Now when I passed by you, and looked upon you, behold, your time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over you, and covered your nakedness: yea, I swore unto you, and entered into a covenant with you, says the Lord GOD, and you became mine.
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Leviticus 18:8
The nakedness of your father's wife shall you not uncover: it is your father's nakedness.
Deuteronomy 27:20
Cursed be he that lies with his father's wife; because he uncovers his father's bed. And all the people shall say, Amen.