Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Cursed be he that lieth with his father's wife; because he uncovereth his father's skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Bible References
General references
Deuteronomy 22:30
“A man shall not take his father’s wife so that he will not uncover his father’s skirt.
Genesis 35:22
It came about while Israel was dwelling in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine, and Israel heard of it. Now there were twelve sons of Jacob—
Genesis 49:4 “Uncontrolled as water, you shall not have preeminence,
Because you went up to your father’s bed;
Then you defiled it—he went up to my couch.
Then you defiled it—he went up to my couch.
Leviticus 18:8 You shall not uncover the nakedness of your father’s wife; it is your father’s nakedness.
Leviticus 20:11 If there is a man who lies with his father’s wife, he has uncovered his father’s nakedness; both of them shall surely be put to death, their bloodguiltiness is upon them.
2 Samuel 16:22
So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and Absalom went in to his father’s concubines in the sight of all Israel.
1 Chronicles 5:1
Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel (for he was the firstborn, but because he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given to the sons of Joseph the son of Israel; so that he is not enrolled in the genealogy according to the birthright.
Ezekiel 22:10
In you they have uncovered their fathers’ nakedness; in you they have humbled her who was unclean in her menstrual impurity.
Amos 2:7 “These who pant after the very dust of the earth on the head of the helpless
Alsoturn aside the way of the humble;
And aman and his father resort to the same girl
In order to profane My holy name.
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In order to profane My holy name.
1 Corinthians 5:1
It is actually reported that there is immorality among you, and immorality of such a kind as does not exist even among the Gentiles, that someone has his father’s wife.