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What is the point of prohibiting incest?

שו”תCategory: HalachaWhat is the point of prohibiting incest?
asked 1 day ago

Hello Rabbi,
I wanted to ask an interesting halachic-principle question:
Suppose two sets of identical twins marry each other (a brother with a sister, and his twin brother with her twin sister). The children of both couples will be cousins, but genetically they are like full siblings.
From a halachic perspective, are these cousins ​​considered ordinary cousins, who are permitted to marry each other, or should we also take into account their biological relationship and see them as brother and sister?
 


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מיכי Staff answered 1 day ago
They are like ordinary cousins. And in general, you assume that the prohibition stems from genetic proximity (harm to offspring?), and that is not necessary.

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דוד replied 6 hours ago

They are bastards, not ordinary cousins, so they are not allowed to marry.

מיכי Staff replied 6 hours ago

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