Derasha 1 on Acharei Mos 18:14

Parashas Acharei Mos · Passuk 18:14

The Complete Passuk

עֶרְוַ֨ת אֲחִ֤י אָבִ֙יךָ֙ לֹ֣א תְגַלֵּ֔ה אֶל־אִשְׁתּוֹ֙ לֹ֣א תִקְרָ֔ב דֹּדָֽתְךָ֖ הִֽוא׃

Chabad.org — English translation + Rashi

Source Citation

Torah Temima points to Sanhedrin 28b.

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text — Sanhedrin 28b
דודתך היא — וכי דודתו היא? והלא אשת דודו היא! אלא מלמד שהאשה כבעלה; מכאן שאין אדם מעיד באשת חורגו.

English: “She is your aunt” — she is really the uncle’s wife; the Torah treats the wife as the husband, and from here one may not testify about a stepson’s wife.

Type of Learning

Wife equated to husband (edut)

What Is Learned

The verse both forbids the uncle’s wife and establishes that a wife is legally identified with her husband for certain kinship and testimony rules.