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Heeb Issue #9 : Features

In a Biblical Sense

Dirty Pictures from the Holy Scriptures

Illustration by Gideon Kendall
(excerpted from original article)
When it comes to the sexiest ancient religious text, most people think of the Kama Sutra. That book, however, is all about theory—things you could do if you had the time, energy and a good chiropractor. But the Hebrew Bible—man, that’s all action, all the time, with people “knowing” one another and begetting left and right. It says in the Talmud that “the daughters of Israel are beautiful…” and we at Heeb wholeheartedly agree. We are also not surprised, since our patriarchs and matriarchs were sexy as hell—hot enough to tempt kings and queens, and seduce and reduce conquerors. With this in mind, we are proud to present the 10 sexiest scenes from the Bible. The images you’re about to see may not be quite the way things were taught in Hebrew school, but we think you’ll pay a lot more attention to this lesson.
THE EDITORS


“Late one afternoon, David rose from his couch and strolled on the roof of the royal palace; and from the roof he saw a woman [Bathsheba] bathing. The woman was very beautiful…” (II SAMUEL 11: 2)


“…Jonathan’s soul became bound up with the soul of David; Jonathan loved David as himself…. Jonathan and David made a pact, because [Jonathan] loved him as himself. Jonathan took off the cloak and tunic he was wearing and gave them to David…” (I SAMUEL 18:1-4)


“The LORD spoke to Moses, ‘Hurry down, for your people, whom you brought out of the land of Egypt, have acted basely.’” (EXODUS 32: 7)

 

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