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Leviticus 20:21
The 2026 edition cites 1 passage containing Leviticus 20:21, each printed here in the KJV with every place in the Constitution that cites it.
Leviticus 20:19-21
19 And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister, nor of thy father’s sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.
20 And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife, he hath uncovered his uncle’s nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
21 And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.
Cited by 1 place in the Constitution
Westminster Confession of Faith 1
- CF 24.4
Marriage ought not to be within the degrees of consanguinity or affinity forbidden in the Word; nor can such incestuous marriages ever be made lawful by any…