Μωσῆς εἶπεν, what is put into the mouth of all is a free combination of Deuteronomy 25:5-6, with Genesis 38:8. In the latter text the Sept [125] has ἐπιγαμβρεύσαι for the Heb. יַבֵּם = to perform the part of a levir (Latin for brother-in-law) by marrying a deceased brother's widow having no children. An ancient custom not confined to Israel, but practised by Arabians and other peoples (vide Ewald, Alterthümer, p. 278; Benzinger, H. A, p. 345).

[125] Septuagint.

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