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levirate

Form of marriage in which a man is required to marry the widow of a brother who dies without a male heir. Children of the marriage are legally those of the dead brother. The purpose is to provide for the welfare of the widow and, more importantly, to provide an heir for the dead brother. Levirate was practised by the ancient Hebrews and is known among many African and other peoples.



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The institution of the levirate marriage made it possible that her fertility could build up the "house" of her husband's family, while the birth of a child would provide the bond which would give her a secure place within the household.
The widow: homeless and post-menopausal by Leeb, Carolyn S. / Biblical Theology Bulletin
If (her husband) died, she performs the ceremony of Halizah but cannot contract a Levirate marriage.
The Precarious Ties That Bind Us: Sotah 2a by STONE, IRA F. / Cross Currents
Howard Adelman's comparative examination of customs and practice surrounding levirate marriage among Ashkenazic and Sephardic communities is not, as the topic might suggest, an arid study in religious law, but a careful analysis of Jewish marriage law in its social, economic, religious and personal contexts.
The Expulsion of the Jews: 1492 and After by Gow, Andrew Colin / Renaissance Quarterly
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