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Fornication
American Tract Society Bible Dictionary
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This word is used in Scripture not only for the sin of impurity between unmarried persons, but for idolatry, and for all kinds of infidelity to God. In Ezekiel 16:1-63 , the Jewish church is symbolized as a female infant, growing up to womanhood, and then wedded to Jehovah by covenant. When she breaks her covenant by going after idols, she is justly reproached as an adulteress and a harlot, Jeremiah 2:20 3:8-9 Hosea 3:1 . Adultery and fornication are frequently confounded. Both the Old and New Testaments condemn all impurity and fornication, corporeal and spiritual-idolatry, apostasy, heresy, and infidelity. See ADULTERY .
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These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
These files are public domain and are a derivative of the topics are from American Tract Society Bible Dictionary published in 1859.
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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Fornication'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/f/fornication.html. 1859.
Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Fornication'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/ats/f/fornication.html. 1859.
