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Deuteronomy 25:6 Cross-References
Explore 8 cross-references for Deuteronomy 25:6 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 25 verse 6 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.”
Deuteronomy 25:6 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 25:6
And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead—the Hebrew yaqum al-shem achiv hamet (יָקוּם עַל־שֵׁם אָחִיו הַמֵּת) means 'shall rise up/stand upon the name of his dead brother.' The firstborn son legally became the deceased's son, inheriting his property rights and continuing his genealogical line. That his name be not put out of Israel—preventing the extinction of the family line, which was considered calamitous in Israelite culture.The concern for perpetuating names reflects the Old Testament understanding that one's legacy lived...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 25:6
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“Let his posterity be cut off; and in the generation following let their name be blotted out.”
“and bring him out to the elders of his city”
“Thou hast rebuked the heathen”
“but then the anger of Yahweh and his jealousy will smoke against that man”
“and sat him down there: and behold”
“his father.”
“that I may destroy them”
“the wife of Mahlon”