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February 1, 2013 3:26 pm at 3:26 pm
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According to some midrashim, the shevotim married their sisters from a different mother. Reason they were allowed was because according to the sheva mitzvos bnei noach, a person may marry a half sibling from their father but not a half sibling from their mother, and since it was before matan Torah they were allowed to marry their half sister that was not from the same mother.
Where is the source that a sibling from a father is considered a full sibling and from only a mother they are considered half?