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Pozisyon nan Katolik ke sa yo “frè” ak “sè” te fanmi pre, tankou kouzen, men se pa frè ak sè, dakò ak koutim nan ansyen jwif yo rele fanmi yon sèl la “frè” (pou chak Jenèz 13:8; 14:14; 29:15, et al.). Kòm Pap Jan Pòl Great a te ekri, “Li ta dwe te raple ke pa gen okenn tèm espesifik egziste nan lang ebre ak Aramaic eksprime sa yo panse 'kouzen' pawòl Bondye a, e ke frè tèm nan '’ ak 'sè’ Se poutèt sa enkli degre plizyè nan relasyon.”1
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The Catholic position that these “brothers” and “sisters” were close relatives, such as cousins, but not siblings, agrees with the ancient Jewish custom of calling one’s kinsman “brother” (per Genesis 13:8; 14:14; 29:15, et al.). As Pope John Paul the Great wrote, “It should be recalled that no specific term exists in Hebrew and Aramaic to express the word ‘cousin’, and that the term ‘brother’ and ‘sister’ therefore included several degrees of relationship.”1