Pro 5:11 | TNotes | STEP | 5:11 Some sexually transmitted diseases were well known in the ancient Near East. Leviticus 15:1-15 describes what is probably gonorrhea; other texts from Mesopotamia describe “the disease of intercourse” and the “disease of Ishtar” (goddess of love) with the physical symptoms of venereal diseases.

bLeviticus 15:1-15►

‏ Proverbs 5:11

5:11 ^a Some sexually transmitted diseases were well known in the ancient Near East. Leviticus 15:1-15 ^b describes what is probably gonorrhea; other texts from Mesopotamia describe “the disease of intercourse” and the “disease of Ishtar” (goddess of love) with the physical symptoms of venereal diseases.