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a woman who was born of the prohibited relations of a kohen (called a chalalah) (Leviticus 21:7) women captured during warfare [ 42 ] a widow whose brother-in-law refused to perform a levirate marriage , and she consequently performs the Halitzah ceremony [ 43 ]
These prohibitions are found predominantly in Leviticus 18:7–18 and 20:11–21, but also in Deuteronomy. Endogamy was the preferred practice in many parts of the ancient Near East ; [ 1 ] the ideal marriage, in fact, was usually one to a cousin , and it was often forbidden for an eldest daughter to even marry outside of the family at all. [ 1 ]
The Bible lists several types of relationship which it regards as incestuous unions; one list appears in the Deuteronomic Code, and two lists occur in the Holiness Code of Leviticus. These lists only mention relationships with female relatives; excluding lesbianism , which implies that the list is addressed to men.
Order to only keep heathens as slaves (Leviticus 25:40, 25:42, 25:44-46) Rules concerning redeeming people (Leviticus 25:48-52, and 25:54) Law concerning the commutation of vows (Leviticus 27) Miscellaneous laws concerning lepers, and dedicated things (Numbers 5:1-10) Law concerning women suspected of adultery (Numbers 5:11-31)
A male Kohen may not marry a divorcee, a prostitute, or a dishonored woman (חללה) (Leviticus 21:7) A Kohen who enters into such a marriage loses the entitlements of his priestly status while in that marriage. The Kohen is not permitted to forgo his status and marry a woman prohibited to him (Leviticus 21:6–7). However, in the event that a ...
Niddah has the general meaning of "expulsion" and "elimination", [12] coming from the root ndd, "to make distant" (the Aramaic Bible translations use the root rhq, "to be distant"), reflecting the physical separation of women during their menstrual periods, [13] who were "discharged" and "excluded" from society by being banished to and ...
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