Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And if his father have no brethren, then ye shall give his inheritance unto his kinsman that is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it: and it shall be unto the children of Israel a statute of judgment, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Kinsman
A statute
General references
Bible References
Kinsman
Leviticus 25:25
‘If a fellow countryman of yours becomes so poor he has to sell some of his property, then his nearest relative is to come and buy back (redeem) what his relative has sold.
Ruth 4:3
He said to the closest relative (redeemer), “Naomi, who has returned from the country of Moab, must sell the plot of land which belonged to our brother Elimelech.
Jeremiah 32:8
Then Hanamel my uncle’s son came to me in the court of the guard in accordance with the word of the Lord, and he said to me, ‘Please buy my field that is at Anathoth, which is in the land of Benjamin, for you have the right of inheritance and the redemption is yours; buy it for yourself.’ Then I knew that this was the word of the Lord.
A statute
Numbers 35:29
‘These things shall be a statute for you throughout your generations wherever you may be.
1 Samuel 30:25
So from that day forward he made it a statute and an ordinance for Israel to this day.
General references
Numbers 35:29
‘These things shall be a statute for you throughout your generations wherever you may be.