context of the Holiness Code, which sets forth strict rules for the Israelites as they are about to take possession of the promised land. They must not engage in any of the idolatrous activities of the Canaanites, the former occupants of the land. The difficulty here is translating cultures, since Leviticus also bars practices such as cross-breeding animals, sowing two kinds of seed in one field, wearing garments made of two different materials, rounding the hair on one’s temples, marring the edges