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Deuteronomy 22:30 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Deuteronomy 22:30 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 22 verse 30 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“A man shall not take his father's wife, nor discover his father's skirt.”
Deuteronomy 22:30 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 22:30
A man shall not take his father's wife—prohibiting marriage to one's stepmother, an act constituting both sexual immorality and dishonoring one's father. Nor discover his father's skirt (גַּלָּה כְּנַף אָבִיו, galah kenaf aviv)—literally 'uncover his father's wing/corner.' The idiom 'covering with the skirt' denoted taking someone in marriage (Ruth 3:9, Ezekiel 16:8), so 'uncovering' represented violating the father's marital rights.This law appears in Leviticus 18:8 and 20:11 with more explicit penalties (death for both parties). Its placement here concludes chapter 22's sexual prohibitions, ...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 22:30
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“because he has uncovered his father's skirt. All the people shall say”
“and such sexual immorality as is not even named among the Gentiles”
“And the man that lieth with his father's wife hath uncovered his father's nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.”
“Who are you? She answered”
“and looked at you”
“God judges. Put away the wicked man from among yourselves.{Deuteronomy 17:7; 19:19; 21:21; 22:21; 24:7}”