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14 ‎[1] SHE IS THINE AUNT. She is considered as your aunt. Similarly “Behold Hanamel, my uncle.” Now what will those who rely on the Torah alone for the commandments do? For Scripture does not prohibit the wife of the brother of one’s mother, and not the mother of one’s father, or the mother of one’s mother. We therefore need tradition. It is possible that the reason that Scripture did not mention that the wife of one’s mother’s brother is prohibited is that we learn this from the prohibition of the wife of the father’s brother. The prohibition of the wife of one’s brother is mentioned in the Torah (Lev. 19:3) portion *Ye shall be holy*. Also, the reason that those whom I mentioned are not listed in Scripture is that the Torah speaks of that which is prevalent.
Version: Ibn Ezra's commentary on the Pentateuch, tran. and annot. by H. Norman Strickman and Arthur M. Silver. Menorah Pub., 1988-2004
Source: https://www.nli.org.il/he/books/NNL_ALEPH001102376/NLI
License: CC-BY-NC