[trebb]

I have a question - since Sodom and Gomorrah happened pre-commandments, why wasn’t homosexuality addressed on the tablets?

[cdcdawg]

The Ten Commandments are basically a summary of the moral law. They do not address every paraphilia. Some argue that the prohibition against adultery includes all sex outside of marriage, but that seems like a stretch. It’s just not an exclusive list.

[know.your.why]

==> ....since Sodom and Gomorrah happened pre-commandments, why wasn’t homosexuality addressed on the tablets?
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I have found the 613 Judaic laws enlightening to my questions that are much like yours. http://www.jewfaq.org/613.htm

[DiogenesLamp]

I have a question - since Sodom and Gomorrah happened pre-commandments, why wasn’t homosexuality addressed on the tablets?

It was. That commandment "Thou shalt not commit adultery." covers it. When the text was translated into English, "adultery" is the closest English word to describe the meaning, but the word in the original language means any sex outside the bounds of lawful marriage.

Homosexuality is sex that is outside the bounds of lawful marriage, so it is covered under that "Thou shalt not commit Adultery" commandment when understood in the original language.