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Among the biblical prohibitions that would lead to a death sentence according to Torah law are cases of incest. The Mishna on our daf lists those situations – like sexual relations with one’s mother, one’s father’s wife or one’s daughter-in-law – that lead to the punishment of sekilah – of death by stoning.
We explore the laws of Aragon and the dramatic difference between biblical and rabbinic attitudes to Aragon and rape.