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Forbidden Relationships - עֲרָיוֹת

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עֲרָיוֹת — forbidden relationships establish boundaries of holiness, dignity, and moral responsibility within human intimacy and family life. Torah teaches that physical relationships carry deep spiritual significance and must be guided by restraint, sanctity, and respect for the structure of the family.

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Mitzvah 123

Not to have relations with women not thus married
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Mitzvah 123

123
Not to have relations with women not thus married

Mitzvah 127

A man must not remarry his wife after she has married someone else
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Mitzvah 127

127
A man must not remarry his wife after she has married someone else

Mitzvah 139

Not to have sexual relations with your mother
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Mitzvah 139

139
Not to have sexual relations with your mother

Mitzvah 140

Not to have sexual relations with your father's wife
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Mitzvah 140

140
Not to have sexual relations with your father's wife

Mitzvah 141

Not to have sexual relations with your sister
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Mitzvah 141

141
Not to have sexual relations with your sister

Mitzvah 142

Not to have sexual relations with your father's wife's daughter (from your father)
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Mitzvah 142

142
Not to have sexual relations with your father's wife's daughter (from your father)

Mitzvah 143

Not to have sexual relations with your son's daughter
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Mitzvah 143

143
Not to have sexual relations with your son's daughter

Mitzvah 144

Not to have sexual relations with your daughter
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Mitzvah 144

144
Not to have sexual relations with your daughter

Mitzvah 145

Not to have sexual relations with your daughter's daughter
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Mitzvah 145

145
Not to have sexual relations with your daughter's daughter

Mitzvah 146

Not to marry a woman and her daughter
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Mitzvah 146

146
Not to marry a woman and her daughter

Mitzvah 147

Not to marry a woman and her son's daughter
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Mitzvah 147

147
Not to marry a woman and her son's daughter

Mitzvah 148

Not to marry a woman and her daughter's daughter
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Mitzvah 148

148
Not to marry a woman and her daughter's daughter

Mitzvah 149

Not to have sexual relations with your father's sister
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Mitzvah 149

149
Not to have sexual relations with your father's sister

Mitzvah 150

Not to have sexual relations with your mother's sister
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Mitzvah 150

150
Not to have sexual relations with your mother's sister

Mitzvah 151

Not to have sexual relations with your father's brother's wife
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Mitzvah 151

151
Not to have sexual relations with your father's brother's wife

Mitzvah 152

Not to have sexual relations with your son's wife
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Mitzvah 152

152
Not to have sexual relations with your son's wife

Mitzvah 153

Not to have sexual relations with your brother's wife
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Mitzvah 153

153
Not to have sexual relations with your brother's wife

Mitzvah 154

Not to have sexual relations with your wife's sister
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Mitzvah 154

154
Not to have sexual relations with your wife's sister

Mitzvah 155

A man must not have sexual relations with a beast
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Mitzvah 155

155
A man must not have sexual relations with a beast

Mitzvah 156

A woman must not have sexual relations with a beast
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Mitzvah 156

156
A woman must not have sexual relations with a beast

Mitzvah 157

Not to have homosexual sexual relations
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Mitzvah 157

157
Not to have homosexual sexual relations

Mitzvah 158

Not to have homosexual sexual relations with your father
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Mitzvah 158

158
Not to have homosexual sexual relations with your father

Mitzvah 159

Not to have homosexual sexual relations with your father's brother
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Mitzvah 159

159
Not to have homosexual sexual relations with your father's brother

Mitzvah 160

Not to have sexual relations with a married woman
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Mitzvah 160

160
Not to have sexual relations with a married woman

Mitzvah 161

Not to have sexual relations with a menstrually impure woman
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Mitzvah 161

161
Not to have sexual relations with a menstrually impure woman

Mitzvah 162

Not to marry non-Jews
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Mitzvah 162

162
Not to marry non-Jews

Mitzvah 163

Not to let Moabite and Ammonite males marry into the Jewish people
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Mitzvah 163

163
Not to let Moabite and Ammonite males marry into the Jewish people

Mitzvah 169

The High Priest must not marry a widow
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Mitzvah 169

169
The High Priest must not marry a widow

Mitzvah 170

The High Priest must not have sexual relations with a widow even outside of marriage
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Mitzvah 170

170
The High Priest must not have sexual relations with a widow even outside of marriage

Mitzvah 172

A Kohen must not marry a divorcee
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Mitzvah 172

172
A Kohen must not marry a divorcee

Mitzvah 173

A Kohen must not marry a zonah (a woman who had forbidden relations)
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Mitzvah 173

173
A Kohen must not marry a zonah (a woman who had forbidden relations)

Mitzvah 174

A Kohen must not marry a chalalah
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Mitzvah 174

174
A Kohen must not marry a chalalah

Mitzvah 175

Not to make pleasurable (sexual) contact with any forbidden woman
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Mitzvah 175

175
Not to make pleasurable (sexual) contact with any forbidden woman

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