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Deuteronomy 25:5 Cross-References
Explore 7 cross-references for Deuteronomy 25:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 25 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
Levirate Marriage
“If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger : her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her. her husband's: or, her next kinsman”
Deuteronomy 25:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 25:5
If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child—the Hebrew yabam (יָבָם) gives its name to this practice: 'levirate marriage' (from Latin levir, 'brother-in-law'). The wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger—she couldn't marry outside the family while the brother-in-law lived. Her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife—the surviving brother had first obligation to marry the widow and raise children in his deceased brother's name, preserving both the family line and the widow's security.This law protected widows from destitution i...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
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Cross-References for Deuteronomy 25:5
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“Teacher, Moses said, 'If a man dies, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed for his brother.',Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.,,,,,,,,”
“Teacher, Moses wrote to us that if a man's brother dies having a wife, and he is childless, his brother should take the wife, and raise up children for his brother.,Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.,,,,,,,,”
“Go in to your brother's wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her, and raise up seed to your brother.”
“my daughters”
“What day you buy the field of the hand of Naomi”
“Who are you? She answered”