Leviticus 18:3

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You shall not do as they do in the land of Egypt, where you lived: and you shall not do as they do in the land of Canaan, where I am bringing you; neither shall you walk in their statutes.

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Egypt was the land where Israel had lived in slavery, while Canaan was the land God was giving them in the Levant. Leviticus 18:3 warns Israel not to adopt the sexual and religious practices associated with either society, but to live by God’s commands.

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Leviticus 18:3 mentions Canaan and Egypt.

Canaan · Bahnfrend
Egypt · Ricardo Liberato

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