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Deuteronomy 25:5
Christian Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 25:5
Christian Standard Bible
Preserving the Family Line
5 “When brothers live on the same property[a] and one of them dies without a son, the wife of the dead man may not marry a stranger outside the family. Her brother-in-law is to take her as his wife, have sexual relations with her, and perform the duty of a brother-in-law for her.
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- 25:5 Lit live together
Ruth 4:5
Christian Standard Bible
Ruth 4:5
Christian Standard Bible
5 Then Boaz said, “On the day you buy the field from Naomi, you will acquire[a] Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the deceased man, to perpetuate the man’s name on his property.”[b](A)
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