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Originally Posted by nonsqtr
Yep.  That's another great example of "Old Covenant" stuff.
It used to be a brother's obligation - his duty - to marry his brother's widow if anything happened to him.
And that, had to do with the concept that there "weren't very many" Jews, and every kid was precious.
And so once again, to "fully" understand that, you'd have to go "outside" of the Bible, 'cause I mean, a lot of other cultures around the area had that same thing going on. |
No, it had to do with societal structure and the need for women to have protection and family in the event that a spouse died. Also scientifically it really does pass on the DNA of the brother quite closely. It made certain that your brother's family was not destitute.
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