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 your brother becomes impoverished and sells some of his property, his near redeemer is to come to you and redeem what his brother sold.
Ruth 4:3
Then Boaz said to the guardian, "Naomi, who has returned from the region of Moab, is selling the portion of land that belongs to our relative Elimelech.
Jeremiah 32:8
Now it happened just as the Lord had said! My cousin Hanamel came to me in the courtyard of the guardhouse. He said to me, 'Buy my field which is at Anathoth in the territory of the tribe of Benjamin. Buy it for yourself since you are entitled as my closest relative to take possession of it for yourself.' When this happened, I recognized that the Lord had indeed spoken to me.
A statute
Numbers 35:29
So these things must be a statutory ordinance for you throughout your generations, in all the places where you live.
1 Samuel 30:25
From that time onward it was a binding ordinance for Israel, right up to the present time.
General references
Numbers 35:29
So these things must be a statutory ordinance for you throughout your generations, in all the places where you live.