What does the Bible say about mixed races?

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• Galatians 3:28

  There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

• 2 Corinthians 6:14

  Don't be unequally yoked with unbelievers, for what fellowship have righteousness and iniquity? Or what communion has light with darkness?

• Acts 17:26

  He made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the surface of the earth, having determined appointed seasons, and the boundaries of their dwellings,

• Colossians 3:11

  where there can't be Greek and Jew, circumcision and uncircumcision, barbarian, Scythian, bondservant, freeman; but Christ is all, and in all.

• Leviticus 19:19

  "'You shall keep my statutes. "'You shall not crossbreed different kinds of animals. "'you shall not sow your field with two kinds of seed; "'neither shall there come upon on you a garment made of two kinds of material.

• Deuteronomy 7:3

  neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall not give to his son, nor his daughter shall you take to your son.

• Numbers 12:1-16

  [1] Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman whom he had married; for he had married a Cushite woman. [2] They said, Has Yahweh indeed spoken only with Moses? Hasn't he spoken also with us? Yahweh heard it. [3] Now the man Moses was very humble, above all the men who were on the surface of the earth. [4] Yahweh spoke suddenly to Moses, and to Aaron, and to Miriam, Come out you three to the tent of meeting. They three came out. [5] Yahweh came down in a pillar of cloud, and stood at the door of the Tent, and called Aaron and Miriam; and they both came forth. [6] He said, Hear now my words: if there be a prophet among you, I Yahweh will make myself known to him in a vision, I will speak with him in a dream. [7] My servant Moses is not so; he is faithful in all my house: [8] with him will I speak mouth to mouth, even manifestly, and not in dark speeches; and the form of Yahweh shall he see: why then were you not afraid to speak against my servant, against Moses? [9] The anger of Yahweh was kindled against them; and he departed. [10] The cloud removed from over the Tent; and, behold, Miriam was leprous, as [white as] snow: and Aaron looked at Miriam, and, behold, she was leprous. [11] Aaron said to Moses, Oh, my lord, please don't lay sin on us, for that we have done foolishly, and for that we have sinned. [12] Let her not, I pray, be as one dead, of whom the flesh is half consumed when he comes out of his mother's womb. [13] Moses cried to Yahweh, saying, Heal her, God, I beg you. [14] Yahweh said to Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, shouldn't she be ashamed seven days? let her be shut up outside of the camp seven days, and after that she shall be brought in again. [15] Miriam was shut up outside of the camp seven days: and the people didn't travel until Miriam was brought in again. [16] Afterward the people traveled from Hazeroth, and encamped in the wilderness of Paran.

• Deuteronomy 7:3-4

  [3] neither shall you make marriages with them; your daughter you shall not give to his son, nor his daughter shall you take to your son. [4] For he will turn away your son from following me, that they may serve other gods: so will the anger of Yahweh be kindled against you, and he will destroy you quickly.

• Ezra 9:2

  For they have taken of their daughters for themselves and for their sons, so that the holy seed have mixed themselves with the peoples of the lands: yes, the hand of the princes and rulers has been chief in this trespass.

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