Leviticus 18:18
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"'You shall not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival, to uncover her nakedness, while her sister is yet alive.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageEgypt was the land of Israel’s former slavery, while Canaan was the land they were entering under God’s covenant promise, roughly corresponding to the southern Levant. The surrounding context warns Israel not to adopt the sexual and religious practices associated with either society, but to live by God’s distinct commands.
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Leviticus 18:18 mentions Canaan and Egypt.
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