ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Incest in the Bible

Okay, so you know how we have families and we hug and kiss our mom and dad and siblings? Well, in the olden times, there were some people who took it too far and did things that made God unhappy. One of those things is called incest.

Incest means when people who are too closely related to each other do things that are only meant to be done by married people who love each other. For example, a brother and sister should not kiss each other like a mom and dad because it's just not right.

In the Bible, there are some stories that talk about people who did bad things like this. God did not like it because it was breaking His rules. In fact, God punished people who did incest because it made Him so unhappy. That's why it's important to remember that love between family members should always be pure and innocent, just like how we love our pets.