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- From: "Christopher V. Kimball" <kimball AT ntplx.net>
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- Subject: [b-hebrew] Halitzah - Levirate marriage
- Date: Sat, 28 Aug 2004 19:24:55 -0400
Where does the term "levirate" come from in describing the marriage of a widow to her brother-in-law? None of the Hebrew words seem to lead to "levir" or "levirate".
I'm assuming there's no relationship between "levir" and the tribe of Levy.
Chris Kimball
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[b-hebrew] Halitzah - Levirate marriage,
Christopher V. Kimball, 08/28/2004
- Re: [b-hebrew] Halitzah - Levirate marriage, Jack Kilmon, 08/28/2004
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