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Fornication

Fausset's Bible Dictionary

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Used for adultery (Matthew 5:32). Also spiritual unfaithfulness to the Lord, Israel's and the church's husband (Ezekiel 16; Jeremiah 2; Hosea 1; Revelation 17:4).

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Fausset, Andrew R. Entry for 'Fornication'. Fausset's Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​fbd/​f/fornication.html. 1949.
 
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