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Negative commandment · Lo Ta’aseh #352 of 613

Not to commit sodomy with one's father's brother

שלא לגלות ערוות אחי האב עצמו

Parashat Achrei Mot אחרי מות · Sefer HaChinuch #199

The verse · Vayikra 18:14

עֶרְוַת אֲחִי־אָבִיךָ לֹא תְגַלֵּה אֶל־אִשְׁתּוֹ לֹא תִקְרָב דֹּדָתְךָ הִוא

“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thy aunt.”

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The Rambam’s words

Not to commit sodomy with one's father's brother, as [Leviticus 18:14] states: "Do not commit a sexual offense with your father's brother."

שלא לגלות ערוות אחי האב עצמו, שנאמר "ערוות אחי אביך, לא תגלה" (ויקרא יח,יד).

Who & when

“And this prohibition is practiced in all places and at all times.”

Where in the Mishneh Torah

Hilchot Forbidden Intercourse הלכות איסורי ביאה

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