Levirate Law
Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary · Matthew George Easton, Noah Webster
Levirate Law - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)
From Latin levir, "a husband's brother," the name of an ancient custom ordained by Moses, by which, when an Israelite died without issue, his surviving brother was required to marry the widow, so as to continue his brother's family through the son that might be born of that marriage (Gen. 38:8; Deut. 25:5-10; comp. Ruth 3; 4:10). Its object was "to raise up seed to the departed brother."
In other dictionaries
Read “Law” in the 8 dictionaries- LawEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- Law of MosesEaston’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary
- Levirate; LawInternational Standard Bible Encyclopedia
- LawSmith’s Bible Dictionary
- Law of MosesSmith’s Bible Dictionary
- law, law of Moses, law of Yahweh, law of GodTranslation Words
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Source of the article
Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)
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