Ten generations brings you back to the late 1700’s. In my own data, there are roughly three generations per century. Even if your parents were legitimately married when you were born, you would not be allowed to enter into the congregation of the Lord if any of your ancestors going back ten generations was born out of wedlock.Īs an amateur genealogist, I can attest that it would be quite the challenge to prove that all of your ancestors going back that far were born legitimately. ![]() ![]() The first is Deuteronomy 23:2: “ A bastard shall not enter into the congregation of the Lord even to his tenth generation shall he not enter into the congregation of the Lord.” (KJV)Ī rather strict rule, that, applying even to the descendants of the illegitimate child. In this blog post, I look at a couple of laws laid down in the book of Deuteronomy, which have relevance to the field of genealogy. But what does that mean? The Bible contains a large number of rules, laws, and commandments. ![]() Which takes precedence: God’s law, or man’s law? If you ask a conservative Christian that question, most will answer that God’s law takes precedence over any civil law.
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