Deuteronomy 25:5 meaning and explanation
When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her.
Deuteronomy 25:5, Berean Standard Bible
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Moses is speaking to Israel before they enter Canaan, setting out how justice and family life are to work in the land. Here he addresses a household where a married brother dies childless.
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