“Let there be no kadesh among the sons of Israel. You shall not bring the fee of a harlot or the pay of a kelev (dog?) into the house of YHWH” (Deut 23:18-19).It is not certain that this passage refers to homosexual prostitution. But if it does, Dr. Saassoon draws out some significant implications.
Past PaleoJudaica posts on homosexuality in the Hebrew Bible and ancient Judaism are here and links.
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