INCEST

[Wyrd of Gawd]

Incest in the Bible...


Gen 4:16-17

Cain was the first born son of Adam and Eve, and Abel was the second. In Genesis 4 we read how Cain kills his brother and is sent east of Eden where he marries a woman and “lays” with her. Because Adam and Eve were the first humans – from whom all people come – Cain’s wife was his sister – and, consequently, all of the early Biblical relationships were incestuous (with the exception of Adam and Eve).


Gen 20:12-13

Abraham married his half sister Sara in Ur. The King of Gerara took her from Abraham and God sent him a dream to tell him that he would be destroyed for taking a woman who already had a husband (God approved of the marriage between the brother and sister). The King returned Sara to Abraham and they remained together as a couple until she died.

Gen 9:31-36

It doesn’t really get much more blatant than that. The two daughters had sex with their father, Lot, in order to preserve his family line. Incidentally, this all happened shortly after they had fled from Soddom and Gomorrah which was destroyed by God for its immorality – ironic?. After the events described above, Lot had no memory of it (maybe it was the liquor) and nine months later the daughters gave birth to two sons, Moab (father of the Moabites), and Ammon (father of the Ammonites).

Abraham's brother Nahor married his niece Milcah, the daughter of his other brother Haran.

Just a few examples.

Royal families are typically big fans of incest.  They don't want the common riff-raff wearing the royal jewels.  The Israelites/Hebrews/Jews were also big fans of incest.  They didn't like the idea of outsiders getting their hands on the family property.  It still works that way in some areas of the world today.  It's always about the money.