Later, the Mosaic Law warned the Israelites not to let their sons and daughters marry foreigners, for fear that God’s people would be led into idolatry. ​ — Deuteronomy 7: 3, 4.
Ka Moosese seadus andis iisraellastele hoiatuse, et nad ei abielluks võõramaalastega, kuna viimased võisid ahvatleda neid ebajumalaid teenima.