Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man's brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.
General references
Bible References
General references
Genesis 38:8
And Judah said to Onan, Go in to your brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to your brother.
Deuteronomy 25:5
If brothers live together, and one of them dies and has no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry outside to a stranger. Her husband's brother shall go in to her and take her as a wife for himself, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her.
Ruth 1:11
And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters. Why will you go with me? Are there yet sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?