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Additionally, Leviticus 20:14 forbids men from marrying their mothers-in-law, and
Ahinoam, wife of Saul, was the mother of David's first wife Michal, whom David considered to legally be his wife even after fleeing, and David was never indicted by any prophets for his marriage to Ahinoam.
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