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 thy brother's wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.
Deuteronomy 25:5
If brethren shall dwell together, and one of them shall die and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without to a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in to her, and take her to him for a wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her.
Ruth 1:11
And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? shall I bear more sons, that they may be your husbands?