17 Mar 2022, Thursday
17 Mar 2022, Thursday Priorit ized Daily Task *Thoughts from Genesis, Come Follow Me: Levirate Marriage, t he term levirate marriage, from the Latin levir meaning husband's brother or brother-in-law, refers to marriage between a widow and her deceased husband's brother. If a married man died without a son, his brother was to marry the widow. The practice is reflected in three Old Testament texts: Gn 38.6–11, the Book of Ruth, and Dt 25.5–10. The purpose of levirate marriage is to ensure continuation for the deceased (both by reproduction and by preserving his land within the family) Law of Levirate marriage is a type of marriage in which the brother of a deceased man is obliged to marry his brother's widow. If all the brothers die and no sons are left for the widow then the father-in-law takes her as a wife. Something relating to this was the case with Judah and Tamar; this is also called Marriage of Last Resort. Deposit money in my Wells F...