Homosexuality in the Hebrew Bible Homosexuality in the Hebrew Bible Some relationships in the Hebrew Bible have been described as homosexual, though not all without some dispute, and makes references to certain male homosexual acts. The harshest condemnation of male homosexuality - specifically, of anal-penetrative sexual behavior - is found in Leviticus, where it is described as an "abomination". Genesis chapters 18 and 19 are concerned with the immorality of the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and the judgement that must be imposed. The New International Version (NIV) of reads: In Genesis 19:5 the Hebrew word "yada" is translated "relations" in the New American Standard
Studies of the Book of Mormon 70. He compares this chapter to the first chapters of the Book of Mormon, in which Lehi prophesies of the destruction of Jerusalem prior to his departure circa 600 B.C. Mormon apologists argue that "View of the Hebrews" does not refer to the earlier destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians circa 586 B.C. In "View of the Hebrews", "an old Indian" said that his ancestors "had a book which they had for a long time preserved," but that "having lost the knowledge of reading it … they buried it with an Indian chief." "View of the Hebrews" mentions a Jewish