Commentary for Avodah Zarah 72:6
ולר"ש בן יוחי דאמר (דברים ז, ד) כי יסיר את בנך מאחרי לרבות כל המסירות מאי איכא למימר אלא דאורייתא אישות דרך חתנות ואתו אינהו גזור אפילו דרך זנות
But according to R. Shimon b. Yohai who said that the words, “For he will turn away your son from following Me,” (Deuteronomy 7:4) include all women who would turn [their husbands aside from the worship of God], what is there to say? Rather, the Torah prohibits marital intercourse, and they came and decreed even against non-marital intercourse.
Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
R. Shimon b. Yohai says that the Torah already prohibits a Jew from having relations with any non-Jewish women, for any such woman could end up turning the Jew away from God. So then what did Hillel and Shammai’s students do?
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Daf Shevui to Avodah Zarah
The Torah prohibited marriage with a non-Jewish woman. Marriage leads to the highest level of cultural assimilation, and therefore it was prohibited. The rabbis added that even nonmarital sex is prohibited, also for fear of this leading to idol worship.
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