Hi everyone! To the subject above, I know some traditions forbids marriage between cousins. But does the Bible forbids it? If yes, back up your claim with scriptural references from the Bible. Thanks for your contribution

Don't tell me you have lashed one of your cousin's

all the patriarch of Israel married their close relatives

stephen90:
Don't tell me you have lashed one of your cousin's

No! In the northern Nigeria here, the Hausa Christians do practice it, but my culture Urhobo, forbids it. But a pastor once told me the Bible doesn't forbid it. How true is this? Pls more contributions needed

Leviticus 20:29 says: ‘You must not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister or your father’s sister, because that would be exposing a blood relative to shame. They should answer for their error". Taking instructions from this scripture, the underlying reason for this prohibited sexual relations is based on the close blood connection. Since ur cousin is the child of ur mother's/father's sister/brother, there is a clear cut close blood relations between u.
Taking the cue from Hebrews 5:14 which says: "But solid food belongs to mature people, to those who through use have their powers of discernment trained to distinguish both right and wrong", it goes without saying that, it is not every wrong that is written in black and white but thru use of our reasoning with the scriptures, we discover these wrongs a rights. So u shldn't marry ur cousin.

DavidEsq:
Leviticus 20:29 says: ‘You must not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister or your father’s sister, because that would be exposing a blood relative to shame. They should answer for their error". Taking instructions from this scripture, the underlying reason for this prohibited sexual relations is based on the close blood connection. Since ur cousin is the child of ur mother's/father's sister/brother, there is a clear cut close blood relations between u.
Taking the cue from Hebrews 5:14 which says: "But solid food belongs to mature people, to those who through use have their powers of discernment trained to distinguish both right and wrong", it goes without saying that, it is not every wrong that is written in black and white but thru use of our reasoning with the scriptures, we discover these wrongs a rights. So u shldn't marry ur cousin.

that passage talks about your aunt, not her children (your cousin). And it's verse 19 not 29

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Shedrack777:
that passage talks about your aunt, not her children (your cousin). And it's verse 19 not 29

#word. It's 19 and u are correct. Are ur aunt's children close blood relations with u?

DavidEsq:

#word. It's 19 and u are correct. Are ur aunt's children close blood relations with u?

The Bible didn't forbid you marrying your aunt's/uncle children (your cousins) from that passage. It only forbids you marrying your aunt/uncle. Your contribution was appreciated, but not well proved/guaranteed.

Shedrack777:
The Bible didn't forbid you marrying your aunt's/uncle children (your cousins) from that passage. It only forbids you marrying your aunt/uncle. Your contribution was appreciated, but not well proved/guaranteed.

What effect would that action have on outsiders, including fellow Christians?
1 Corinthians 8:9 says:
"But keep watching that your right to choose does not somehow become a stumbling block to those who are weak'.
Ur action would badly affected others and who feel that such act is incest. So u c, it's not always about wat u choose to do. It's also about how ur action affect odas.
Cc: mvem

DavidEsq:

What effect would that action have on outsiders, including fellow Christians?
1 Corinthians 8:9 says:
"But keep watching that your right to choose does not somehow become a stumbling block to those who are weak'.
Ur action would badly affected others and who feel that such act is incest. So u c, it's not always about wat u choose to do. It's also about how ur action affect odas

The point I want/need to know is, where exactly did the Bible forbid cousins marriage. If it's not written at all in the Bible, then, it is legal

DavidEsq:
Leviticus 20:29 says: ‘You must not have sexual relations with your[b] mother’s sister or your father’s sister, because that would be exposing a blood relative to shame. They should answer for their error[/b]". Taking instructions from this scripture, the underlying reason for this prohibited sexual relations is based on the close blood connection. Since ur cousin is the child of ur mother's/father's sister/brother, there is a clear cut close blood relations between u.
Taking the cue from Hebrews 5:14 which says: "But solid food belongs to mature people, to those who through use have their powers of discernment trained to distinguish both right and wrong", it goes without saying that, it is not every wrong that is written in black and white but thru use of our reasoning with the scriptures, we discover these wrongs a rights. So u shldn't marry ur cousin.

If i may ask who did Abraham marry?
2 samuel 13:12 “No, my brother!” she cried. “Don’t be foolish! Don’t do this to me! Such wicked things aren’t done in Israel. 13 Where could I go in my shame? And you would be called one of the greatest fools in Israel. Please, just speak to the king about it, and he will let you marry me.”
You can't marry your Aunty or Uncle or your Father wives

Leviticus 18:6
None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their unclothedness: I am the LORD.


But some fools who say the old testament laws have been done away with now want us to disobey God by committing this abomination.

Are they saying Jesus died so we can now start sleeping with our sisters, cousins, brothers, parents etc? They kick against old testament laws because it contains the law on tithing.

Abraham married his own sister with Yahweh's blessings and you are here talking of cousins.

nowhere in Leviticus said you can't marry your cousin.
Some ladies in numbers actually married their cousins. I don't know why some people can't accept that

Numbers 36:11-13 KJV
For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father's brothers' sons: [12] And they were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father. [13] These are the commandments and the judgments, which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.

Justgu:


If i may ask who did Abraham marry?
2 samuel 13:12 “No, my brother!” she cried. “Don’t be foolish! Don’t do this to me! Such wicked things aren’t done in Israel. 13 Where could I go in my shame? And you would be called one of the greatest fools in Israel. Please, just speak to the king about it, and he will let you marry me.”
You can't marry your Aunty or Uncle or your Father wives

Are u mistaking me for OP?

advocate666:
Abraham married his own sister with Yahweh's blessings and you are here talking of cousins.

Lev. 20:14-21 forbids marriage of same parents son and daughter

Justgu:


If i may ask who did Abraham marry?
2 samuel 13:12 “No, my brother!” she cried. “Don’t be foolish! Don’t do this to me! Such wicked things aren’t done in Israel. 13 Where could I go in my shame? And you would be called one of the greatest fools in Israel. Please, just speak to the king about it, and he will let you marry me.”
You can't marry your Aunty or Uncle or your Father wives

but you can marry your uncle/aunt's daughters/sons

Shedrack777:
Lev. 20:14-21 forbids marriage of same parents son and daughter

And BIB419 forbids marriage to trees. So what?

No but I think Nigerian customs don't condone it. common sense should also tell you it's not proper health wise

Also where's age of consent given in the bible and where's paedophilia and child marriage condemned?

Op this is the same bible where the patriarch married his own sister. Jacob and Esau married their cousins.

All in all, you should consider the potential genetic risk sha, but it's your choice.

Also:

TVSA:
nowhere in Leviticus said you can't marry your cousin.
Some ladies in numbers actually married their cousins. I don't know why some people can't accept that

Numbers 36:11-13 KJV
For Mahlah, Tirzah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Noah, the daughters of Zelophehad, were married unto their father's brothers' sons: [12] And they were married into the families of the sons of Manasseh the son of Joseph, and their inheritance remained in the tribe of the family of their father. [13] These are the commandments and the judgments, which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.

This.

@ Shedrack777 Does your culture look like Christianity?



It's high time folks demarcated between their culture and scripture...and stop mixing the two together.


*There is nothing wrong with it.

Shedrack777:
No! In the northern Nigeria here, the Hausa Christians do practice it, but my culture Urhobo, forbids it. But a pastor once told me the Bible doesn't forbid it. How true is this? Pls more contributions needed

please don't do it, and if you have tried it, please report yourself. Its highly forbidden in our Urhobo people irrespective of where you are so far the blood runs in you. As to the scriptures, it's wrong too.

alBHAGDADI:


Leviticus 18:6
None of you shall approach to any that is near of kin to him, to uncover their unclothedness: I am the LORD.


But some fools who say the old testament laws have been done away with now want us to disobey God by committing this abomination.

Are they saying Jesus died so we can now start sleeping with our sisters, cousins, brothers, parents etc? They kick against old testament laws because it contains the law on tithing.

your legitimate next of kin are your siblings not your cousins.

the Bible lacks many fundamental things simple things like how to conduct marriage is lacking in d bible,u are now looking for cousin marriage..

Let me pitch my tent here and learn from the bible students and the free thinkers.

It's obvious that Op is in the state mind of accepting such forbidden norms base on his responds to some people opinions here.

I'm from Edo State & we forbid it & Op origin share closed culturally norms with ours.

Bible or no Bible such act is forbidden please

Shedrack777:
No! In the northern Nigeria here, the Hausa Christians do practice it, but my culture Urhobo, forbids it. But a pastor once told me the Bible doesn't forbid it. How true is this? Pls more contributions needed

technically speaking it is true, you can marry your 4th - infinity generation cousin but marrying your immediate family lead to many genetic disaster and bad mutation. marry a cousin from like four generation apart would avert this effect because alot of other families blood has been mixed. Also everyone is our distant cousin