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title: 'Incestuous Marriage or A Dissertation on the Marriage of a Man with His Sister in Law'
type: pdf
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authors:
- 'John Henry Livingston'
date: 1816-01-01
collection: 'Archives'
subcollection: '19th century'
topics:
- 'Family, Marriage, and Roles of Men and Women'
- 'Ethics (General)'
scriptures:
- 'Leviticus 18'
- 'Genesis 2'
- 'Ephesians 5'
url: https://confessional.org/archives/19th-century/livingston-1816-incestuous-marriage-or-a-dissertation-on-the-marriage-of-a-man-with-his-sister-in-law
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# Incestuous Marriage or A Dissertation on the Marriage of a Man with His Sister in Law

John H. Livingston (1816) defends marriage as a divine institution and argues that marriage to a sister‑in‑law is incestuous and prohibited, citing Leviticus and New Testament texts.

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