The first son she bears will carry on the name of the dead brother, so that his name will not be blotted out from Israel. Cross References Genesis 38:8 Then Judah said to Onan, "Sleep with your brother's wife. Perform your duty as her brother-in-law and raise up offspring for your brother." Genesis 38:9 But Onan knew that the offspring would not belong to him; so whenever he would sleep with his brother's wife, he would spill his seed on the ground so that he would not produce offspring for his brother. Ruth 4:5 Then Boaz said, "On the day you buy the land from Naomi and also from Ruth the Moabitess, you must also acquire the widow of the deceased in order to raise up the name of the deceased on his inheritance." Ruth 4:10 Moreover, I have acquired Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon's widow, as my wife, to raise up the name of the deceased through his inheritance, so that his name will not disappear from among his brothers or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today." Treasury of Scripture And it shall be, that the firstborn which she bears shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel. the first-born Genesis 28:8-10 that his name Deuteronomy 9:14 Deuteronomy 29:20 Ruth 4:10 brother's wife. Deuteronomy 21:19 Ruth 4:1-7 |
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