Matthew 22:24. Moses said. Deuteronomy 25:5, freely quoted; comp. the regulations added in that chapter. Such a marriage was called a Levirate marriage. The object was to preserve families, a matter of great importance in the Jewish economy. See chap. 1.

Seed to his brother. The first-born son would be registered as the son of the dead brother.

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