It isn't natural to have sex with your daughter-in-law, and both of you will be put to death, just as you deserve.

It's disgusting for men to have sex with one another, and those who do will be put to death, just as they deserve.

If any of you have sex with an animal, both you and the animal will be put to death, just as you deserve.

If you have sex with a woman during her monthly period, both you and the woman will be cut off from the people of Israel.

The sisters of your father and mother are your own relatives, and you will be punished for having sex with any of them.

If you have sex with your uncle's wife, neither you nor she will ever have any children.

from your own tribe. Don't marry a divorced woman or any other woman who has already had sex, including a temple prostitute.

The Israelites Worship Baal

While the Israelites were camped at Acacia, some of the men had sex with Moabite women.

You must put to death every boy and all the women who have ever had sex.

But do not kill the young women who have never had sex. You may keep them for yourselves.”

and listed everything that had been taken from the Midianites. The list included 675,000 sheep and goats, 72,000 cattle, 61,000 donkeys, and 32,000 young women who had never had sex.

Don't Pretend To Be the Opposite Sex

Moses said to Israel:

Women must not pretend to be men, and men must not pretend to be women. The Lord your God is disgusted with people who do that.

Laws about Illegal Sex

Moses said:

People of Israel, if a man is caught having sex with someone else's wife, you must put them both to death. That way, you will get rid of the evil they have done in Israel.

If a man is caught in town having sex with an engaged woman who isn't screaming for help, they both must be put to death. The man is guilty of having sex with a married woman. And the woman is guilty because she didn't call for help, even though she was inside a town and people were nearby. Take them both to the town gate and stone them to death. You must get rid of the evil they brought into your community.

Suppose a woman isn't engaged to be married, and a man forces her to have sex with him. If he is caught,

The people of the Levi tribe will speak each curse in a loud voice, then the rest of the people will agree to that curse by saying, “Amen!” Here are the curses: We ask the Lord to put a curse on anyone who makes an idol or worships idols, even secretly. The Lord is disgusted with idols. We ask the Lord to put a curse on all who do not show respect for their father and mother. We ask the Lord to put a curse on anyone who moves the rocks that mark property lines. We ask the Lord to put a curse on anyone who tells blind people to go the wrong way. We ask the Lord to put a curse on anyone who keeps the poor from getting justice, whether these poor are foreigners, widows, or orphans. We ask the Lord to put a curse on any man who sleeps with his father's wife; that man has shown no respect for his father's marriage. We ask the Lord to put a curse on anyone who has sex with an animal. We ask the Lord to put a curse on any man who sleeps with his sister or his half sister or his mother-in-law. We ask the Lord to put a curse on anyone who commits murder, even when there are no witnesses to the crime. We ask the Lord to put a curse on anyone who accepts money to murder an innocent victim. We ask the Lord to put a curse on anyone who refuses to obey his laws. And so, to each of these curses, the people will answer, “Amen!”

They were having a good time, when some worthless men of that town surrounded the house and started banging on the door and shouting, “A man came to your house tonight. Send him out, so we can have sex with him!”

Ahithophel answered, “Some of your father's wives were left here to take care of the palace. You should have sex with them. Then everyone will find out that you have publicly disgraced your father. This will make you and your followers even more powerful.”

They looked everywhere in Israel until they found a very beautiful young woman named Abishag, who lived in the town of Shunem. They brought her to David, and she took care of him. But David did not have sex with her.

Wisdom and Sexual Purity

Wisdom will protect you from the smooth talk of a sinful woman,

Save yourself for your wife and don't have sex with other women.

All you think about is sex under those green trees where idols are worshiped. You sacrifice your children on altars built in valleys under rocky slopes.

Long ago you left me and broke all ties between us, refusing to be my servant. Now you worship other gods by having sex on hilltops or in the shade of large trees.

Just try to find one hilltop where you haven't gone to worship other gods by having sex. You sat beside the road like a robber in ambush, except you offered yourself to every passerby. Your sins of unfaithfulness have polluted the land.

You are no better than animals, and you always want sex with someone else's wife.