Nave’s Topical Bible
Incest
23 Bible references
Sub-topics and passages
- DEFINED AND FORBIDDEN
Leviticus 18:6-18; Leviticus 20:11-12,17,19-21; Deuteronomy 22:30; Deuteronomy 27:20-23; Ezekiel 22:11; 1 Chronicles 5:1
- INSTANCES OF
- Lot with his daughters
- Abraham
- Nahor
- Reuben
- Amram
- Judah
- Amnon
- Absalom
- Herod (Antipas)
- The people of Israel
- Instances of marriage of near of kin
- Isaac with Rebekah
- Jacob with Leah and Rachel
- Rehoboam
Bible verses about “Incest”
The first verses cited, in the King James Version.
- Leviticus 18:6None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am the Lord.
- Leviticus 18:7The nakedness of thy father, or the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
- Leviticus 18:8The nakedness of thy father’s wife shalt thou not uncover: it is thy father’s nakedness.
- Leviticus 18:9The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or daughter of thy mother, whether she be born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.
- Leviticus 18:10The nakedness of thy son’s daughter, or of thy daughter’s daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness.
- Leviticus 18:11The nakedness of thy father’s wife’s daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
- Leviticus 18:12Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s sister: she is thy father’s near kinswoman.
- Leviticus 18:13Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister: for she is thy mother’s near kinswoman.
- Leviticus 18:14Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.
- Leviticus 18:15Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter in law: she is thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.
- Leviticus 18:16Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.
- Leviticus 18:17Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.
- Leviticus 18:18Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time.
- Leviticus 20:11And 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.
- Leviticus 20:12And if a man lie with his daughter in law, both of them shall surely be put to death: they have wrought confusion; their blood shall be upon them.
- Leviticus 20:17And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a wicked thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of their people: he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.
- Leviticus 20:19And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister, nor of thy father’s sister: for he uncovereth his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.
- Leviticus 20:20And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife, he hath uncovered his uncle’s nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.
- Leviticus 20:21And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is an unclean thing: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.
- Deuteronomy 22:30A man shall not take his father’s wife, nor discover his father’s skirt.
- Deuteronomy 27:20Cursed be he that lieth with his father’s wife; because he uncovereth his father’s skirt. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Deuteronomy 27:21Cursed be he that lieth with any manner of beast. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Deuteronomy 27:22Cursed be he that lieth with his sister, the daughter of his father, or the daughter of his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Deuteronomy 27:23Cursed be he that lieth with his mother in law. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Ezekiel 22:11And one hath committed abomination with his neighbour’s wife; and another hath lewdly defiled his daughter in law; and another in thee hath humbled his sister, his father’s daughter.
- 1 Chronicles 5:1Now the sons of Reuben the firstborn of Israel, (for he was the firstborn; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father’s bed, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel: and the genealogy is not to be reckoned after the birthright.
- Genesis 19:31And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:
- Genesis 19:32Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
- Genesis 19:33And they made their father drink wine that night: and the firstborn went in, and lay with her father; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
- Genesis 19:34And it came to pass on the morrow, that the firstborn said unto the younger, Behold, I lay yesternight with my father: let us make him drink wine this night also; and go thou in, and lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.
- Genesis 19:35And they made their father drink wine that night also: and the younger arose, and lay with him; and he perceived not when she lay down, nor when she arose.
- Genesis 19:36Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father.
- Genesis 20:12And yet indeed she is my sister; she is the daughter of my father, but not the daughter of my mother; and she became my wife.
- Genesis 20:13And it came to pass, when God caused me to wander from my father’s house, that I said unto her, This is thy kindness which thou shalt shew unto me; at every place whither we shall come, say of me, He is my brother.
- Genesis 11:29And Abram and Nahor took them wives: the name of Abram’s wife was Sarai; and the name of Nahor’s wife, Milcah, the daughter of Haran, the father of Milcah, and the father of Iscah.
- Genesis 35:22And it came to pass, when Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father’s concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:
- Genesis 49:4Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up to thy father’s bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my couch.
- Exodus 6:20And Amram took him Jochebed his father’s sister to wife; and she bare him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram were an hundred and thirty and seven years.
- Genesis 38:16And he turned unto her by the way, and said, Go to, I pray thee, let me come in unto thee; (for he knew not that she was his daughter in law.) And she said, What wilt thou give me, that thou mayest come in unto me?
- Genesis 38:17And he said, I will send thee a kid from the flock. And she said, Wilt thou give me a pledge, till thou send it?