Bible Cross References
And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
Leviticus 18:16
or with your brother's wife.
Numbers 36:8
Every woman who inherits property in an Israelite tribe must marry a man belonging to that tribe. In this way all Israelites will inherit the property of their ancestors,
Numbers 36:9
and the property will not pass from one tribe to another. Each tribe will continue to possess its own property."
Deuteronomy 25:5-10
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"If two brothers live on the same property and one of them dies, leaving no son, then his widow is not to be married to someone outside the family; it is the duty of the dead man's brother to marry her.
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The first son that they have will be considered the son of the dead man, so that his family line will continue in Israel.
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But if the dead man's brother does not want to marry her, she is to go before the town leaders and say, 'My husband's brother will not do his duty; he refuses to give his brother a descendant among the people of Israel.'
8
Then the town leaders are to summon him and speak to him. If he still refuses to marry her,
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his brother's widow is to go up to him in the presence of the town leaders, take off one of his sandals, spit in his face, and say, 'This is what happens to the man who refuses to give his brother a descendant.'
10
His family will be known in Israel as 'the family of the man who had his sandal pulled off.'
Ruth 1:11
"You must go back, my daughters," Naomi answered. "Why do you want to come with me? Do you think I could have sons again for you to marry?
Ruth 4:5-11
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Boaz said, "Very well, if you buy the field from Naomi, then you are also buying Ruth, the Moabite widow, so that the field will stay in the dead man's family."
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The man answered, "In that case I will give up my right to buy the field, because it would mean that my own children would not inherit it. You buy it; I would rather not."
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Now in those days, to settle a sale or an exchange of property, it was the custom for the seller to take off his sandal and give it to the buyer. In this way the Israelites showed that the matter was settled.
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So when the man said to Boaz, "You buy it," he took off his sandal and gave it to Boaz.
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Then Boaz said to the leaders and all the others there, "You are all witnesses today that I have bought from Naomi everything that belonged to Elimelech and to his sons Chilion and Mahlon.
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In addition, Ruth the Moabite, Mahlon's widow, becomes my wife. This will keep the property in the dead man's family, and his family line will continue among his people and in his hometown. You are witnesses to this today."
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The leaders and the others said, "Yes, we are witnesses. May the LORD make your wife become like Rachel and Leah, who bore many children to Jacob. May you become rich in the clan of Ephrath and famous in Bethlehem.
Matthew 22:23-27
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That same day some Sadducees came to Jesus and claimed that people will not rise from death.
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"Teacher," they said, "Moses said that if a man who has no children dies, his brother must marry the widow so that they can have children who will be considered the dead man's children.
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Now, there were seven brothers who used to live here. The oldest got married and died without having children, so he left his widow to his brother.
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The same thing happened to the second brother, to the third, and finally to all seven.
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Last of all, the woman died.