Deuteronomy 22:30 meaning and explanation
A man is not to marry his father’s wife, so that he will not dishonor his father’s marriage bed.
Deuteronomy 22:30, Berean Standard Bible
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This closing verse of the chapter addresses a man taking his father's wife, meaning a stepmother, not his own mother, who is covered elsewhere. The phrase "uncover his father's skirt" or dishonor his father's marriage bed echoes the language of Leviticus 18 and 20, where such unions are listed among forbidden sexual relationships.
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