relationship by alliance (
2 Chronicles 18:1 ) or by marriage (
1 Kings 3:1 ). Marriages are prohibited within certain degrees of affinity, enumerated
Leviticus 18:6-17 . Consanguinity is relationship by blood.
These dictionary topics are from
M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition,
published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain, copy freely.