Dwight, S[ereno] E[dwards]. The Hebrew Wife: or The Law of Marriage Examined in Relation to the Lawfulness of Polygamy and to the Extent of the Law of Incest

(AMERICAN JUDAICA)

H. Ludwig

New York

1836

FiRST EDITION. English interspersed with vocalized Hebrew

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The author attempts an investigation of the Scriptural Law of incest. What prompted this research was an actual occurrence: "In consequence of a Complaint, made in due form of law, and substantiated by satisfactory evidence, it became the author's official duty to institute a prosecution for an Incestuous marriage"(p. iii)