Establishing the prohibition of the illicit relationship with one’s father’s sister — with nods to Moshe’s parents and Avraham and Sarah. Also, what happens when a non-Jew hits a Jew — with another nod to Moshe. A death sentence is warranted, notes the Gemara, given what violence does to society.
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