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irateplatypus · 02-25-2004, 12:04 AM

raeanna,

not sure where you are getting all this about incest not becoming taboo till later on in the biblical history. The most notorious case of incest in the bible is recorded in Genesis chapter 19, very early in the chronological history of the old testament.

(KJV)

"31 And 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:

32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father.

33 And 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.

34 And 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.

35 And 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.

36
Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father."

weird and twisted stuff, but it seems clear after an even cursory reading that the daughters obviously felt there was something wrong with incest, or they wouldn't have had to get ol' dad drunk off his rocker. this is about as early as it gets, relatively speaking. i don't see a mention of indifference/approval in any other part of the Bible.

02-25-2004, 12:04 AM	#10 (permalink)
irateplatypus can't help but laugh Location: dar al-harb	raeanna, not sure where you are getting all this about incest not becoming taboo till later on in the biblical history. The most notorious case of incest in the bible is recorded in Genesis chapter 19, very early in the chronological history of the old testament. (KJV) "31 And 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: 32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. 33 And 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. 34 And 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. 35 And 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. 36 Thus were both the daughters of Lot with child by their father." weird and twisted stuff, but it seems clear after an even cursory reading that the daughters obviously felt there was something wrong with incest, or they wouldn't have had to get ol' dad drunk off his rocker. this is about as early as it gets, relatively speaking. i don't see a mention of indifference/approval in any other part of the Bible. __________________ If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves. ~ Winston Churchill Last edited by irateplatypus; 02-25-2004 at 12:07 AM..