Levirate marriage is a type of marriage in which the brother of a deceased man is obliged to marry his brother's widow. Levirate marriage has been practiced by societies with a strong clan structure in which exogamous marriage (i.e. marriage outside the clan) is forbidden.
Leviratemarriage is a type of marriage in which the brother of a deceased man is obliged to marry his brother's widow. Leviratemarriage has been practiced...
Yibbum (pronounced [jibum], Hebrew: ייבום) is the form of leviratemarriage found in Judaism. As specified by Deuteronomy 25:5–10, the brother of a man...
according to the custom of leviratemarriage with the late Er's wife Tamar, Onan instead refused to perform his duty as a levirate and "spilled his seed on...
has proven infertile. The opposite is leviratemarriage. From an anthropological standpoint, this type of marriage strengthens the ties between both groups...
father; both Joseph and Mary are taken to be David's descendants. Leviratemarriage, through which an individual (such as Joseph) may have two legal fathers...
Naomi plans to provide security for herself and Ruth by arranging a leviratemarriage with Boaz. She instructs Ruth to uncover Boaz's feet after he had...
of ghost marriages are also practiced, for example in France since 1959 (see posthumous marriage; compare leviratemarriage and ghost marriage in South...
for an extra wife. Polygyny may also result from the practice of leviratemarriage. In such cases, the deceased man's heir may inherit his assets and...
Archive. 16. There is curiously no reference here to the so-called Leviratemarriage, at one time practiced in Israel, whereby, if a man died childless...
among the Akan people of West Africa. Another kind of marriage selection is the leviratemarriage in which widows are obligated to marry their husband's...
two brother-sister pairs through marriage. As with other cultures, leviratemarriages (where the brother of a deceased man is obligated to marry his widow)...
(2001), " We Are Bought Like Clothes": The War Over Polygyny and LevirateMarriage in South Sudan, Northeast African Studies, 8(2), pp 35–61, Quote –...
women only Forbidden for both men and women Jewish views on incest Leviratemarriage Sex in the Hebrew Bible Forbidden relationships in Judaism Karaites...
(Lauren Ambrose), to honor him via the ancient Jewish law of yibbum (leviratemarriage). Loving Leah began as a play by P'nenah Goldstein and was brought...
"Minhun" ghost marriages. Harf Cheema Punjabi Song "Ehsaas" 2016 Also Example of Ghost Marriage. The Maid (2005 film) Spirit spouse Leviratemarriage "Multiple...
concepts, the laws of Yibbum (ייבום, loosely translated in English as leviratemarriage), and, briefly, with conversion to Judaism. This tractate is the first...
specific purpose of siring heirs for another branch of the family (see Leviratemarriage). Called "multiple inheritance" (兼祧), if a man is the only son of...
Vichitravirya (following the practice of niyoga in its narrower sense, as a leviratemarriage) and rule as king. Bhishma refused, reminding Satyavati of the promise...
father of St. Joseph instead of Heli and could possibly be the case of LevirateMarriage according to Sextus Julius Africanus. A Hermogenes is briefly mentioned...
conversion to be a real one. In Israel, Ruth then takes part in a leviratemarriage, according to Jewish law. By marrying a relative of Mahlon's, she...
also the biblical injunction to take in marriage the wife of one's deceased brother (Heb. Yibum = leviratemarriage) when they had no offspring. The problem...
to be referring to a biological offspring and an offspring from a Leviratemarriage. According to this concept, Joseph may have been a biological descendant...
marriage to Joseph (perhaps after his death). Tabor proposes that a brother of Joseph would have been obliged to wed his widowed wife in a Levirate marriage...
may avoid the duty to marry under the biblical system of yibbum (leviratemarriage) The process involves the widow making a declaration, taking off a...
husband, often his brother. The practice is more commonly referred as a leviratemarriage, examples of which can be found in ancient and biblical times. The...