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Polygamous marriages involving mothers, daughters and sisters
Summary: A biblical prohibition under the Mosaic law prohibited polygamous marriages involving a mother and daughter: "Neither shalt thou take a wife to her sister, to vex her, to uncover her nakedness, beside the other in her life time." Leviticus 18꞉18. The law also prohibited one from marrying two sisters: "And if a man take a wife and her mother, it is wickedness: they shall be burnt with fire, both he and they; that there be no wickedness among you." Leviticus 20꞉14. Why, then, was Joseph Smith sealed to mothers, daughters and sisters? Did this not violate a biblical prohibition?Jump to Subtopic:
- Question: Does the Bible prohibit polygamous marriages involving a mother and daughter?
- Question: Did Joseph Smith being sealed to mothers, daughters and sisters violate a biblical prohibition?