Thematic Bible: Of kinsman's widow


Thematic Bible



saying, "Teacher, Moses said if someone dies without having children, his brother is to marry his wife and {father} descendants for his brother. Verse ConceptsOffspringConceptionLack Of SonsBrothers in lawDyingDeath Of A Family MemberDeath Of A ChildMarriage Between Man And WomanWifeDeath Of A FatherFamily DeathA Good Husbandspouse

"When brothers dwell together and one of them dies and has no son, the wife of the deceased shall not become the wife of a {man of another family}; her brother-in-law {shall have sex with her}, and he shall take her {to himself} as wife, and he shall perform his duty as brother-in-law [with respect to] her. Verse Conceptsethics, personalBrothersLoyaltyStrangersLack Of SonsBrothers in lawDutyDeath Of A Family MemberRelationships With BoyfriendDeath Of A ChildMarriage Between Man And WomanRaising ChildrenWomen's RolesRelationships And DatingFamily Deathculture

And he said, "Who [are] you?" And she said, "I [am] Ruth, your servant. Spread {your garment} over your servant because you [are] a redeemer." Verse ConceptsClothingCovering The BodyLoyaltyMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningRedemption, In Everyday LifeRuthWeddingsWho Is This?This Is MeA Time For Love

And also Ruth the Moabite, the wife of Mahlon, I have acquired as a wife, to raise up the name of the dead over his inheritance, so that the name of the dead may not be cut off from his relatives and from the gate of his [birth] place. You [are] witnesses today." Verse ConceptsMarriage, Restrictions ConcerningOffspringPurchasingTownWidowsNamed Wives