Luke 20:28 meaning and explanation

“Teacher,” they said, “Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, the man is to marry his brother’s widow and raise up offspring for him.

Luke 20:28, Berean Standard Bible

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The Sadducees, who denied the resurrection, address Jesus as Teacher and cite Moses to set up a trick question. They refer to the law of Deuteronomy 25, by which a man was to marry his deceased brother's childless widow so the family line and inheritance would continue in Israel.

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