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	Station Information - Levirate marriage
		Levirate marriage is marriage with a brother's widow.
		Among the Hebrews marriage with a brother's widow was forbidden as a general rule (Lev.
		The case of Ruth is not one of levirate marriage, being connected rather with the institution of the Go'el; but the relations of Tamar with her successive husbands and with Judah are an instance (Gen. xxxviii.).
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/l/le/levirate_marriage.html (551 words)

	Levirate marriage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Levirate marriage is the practice of a woman marrying one of her husband's brothers after her husband's death, if there were no children, in order to continue his line.
		Levirate marriage has been practiced by societies with a strong clan structure in which exogamous marriage outside the clan was forbidden.
		Groups that have practiced levirate marriage include the Israelites, the Xiongnu, the Mongols, and the Tibetans.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Levirate_marriage (121 words)

	Levirate marriage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The arrangement of marriages to promote exchanges and alliances among lineages evident in cross cousin marriage is further illustrated by the institution of the levirate.
		Levirate marriage is mentioned in the Bible as a standard marriage regulation among the ancient Hebrews.
		Any children of a levirate marriage were considered to be the descendents of the woman’s original husband, who was usually an older brother of her current partner.
	www.umanitoba.ca /anthropology/tutor/marriage/levirate.html (307 words)

	Hebrews: Marriage
		Marriage regulations and arrangement portrayed in the Old Testament are significant both in the context of the society in which they were embedded and of social orders which later attempted to build moral systems upon biblical models.
		In fact marriages between uncles and nieces are permissible in Jewish canon law and a specific form of cousin marriage between the children of brothers is advocated as a preferred form in certain circumstances.
		The levirate is a widespread institution, which requires that a man becomes the husband of a deceased brother's widow.
	www.umanitoba.ca /faculties/arts/anthropology/tutor/case_studies/hebrews/marriage.html (1176 words)

	marriage. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Marriages are often arranged by the families through the services of a matchmaker or go-between, and commence with a ritual celebration, or wedding.
		The custom of marrying a widow to her late husband’s brother is known as levirate marriage and was common among the ancient Hebrews.
		The levirate and the sororate occur in societies where marriage is seen to create an alliance between groups; the deceased spouse’s group has a duty to provide a new spouse to the widow or widower, thereby preserving the alliance.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ma/marriage.html (885 words)

	LEVIRATE - LoveToKnow Article on LEVIRATE
		The abandonment of a woman and her children in the nomadic stage of civilization would be equivalent to death for them; hence with some peoples the levirate became a duty rather than a right.
		McLennan, however, would assume the levirate to be a relic of polyandry, and in his argument lays much stress on the fact that it is the dead mans brother who inherits the widow.
		Yet another suggested origin of the levirate is agrarian, the motive being to keep together under the levirate husband the property which would otherwise have been divided among all the I brothers or next of kin.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /L/LE/LEVIRATE.htm (744 words)

	Levirate marriage; Other laws; Must later destroy the Amalekites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Obviously, then, this could have put certain economic strain on the levir, particularly if he already had a family, as he had to provide for a wife and for the raising of a child until that child was old enough and independent enough to carry on the name of his "father" on his own.
		The law of levirate marriage is not applicable in the Church today.
		As this is specifically mandated in the New Testament for ministers and deacons, it is understood to be binding upon all men in the Church.
	www.ucgstp.org /bible/brp/deu25.htm (301 words)

	Marriage in the Bible, sex, adultery, divorce, polygamy and concubines in the Bible
		Marriage is a "Sacrament", a sacred or holy thing, perceptible to the senses, which on the ground of Divine institution possesses the power both of effecting and signifying sanctity and righteousness… a visible sign of Divinity on earth!.
		In Israel, marriage was a private contract, not between the bride and groom, but between the families, which was sealed by the payment of the "mohar", the "dowry", to the parents of the bride: See Gen.24.
		The Law of Levirate or Levirate Marriage, is a legal provision in the Bible requiring a dead man's brother to marry his childless widow and father a son who would assume the dead man's name and inherit his portion of the Promised Land (Deut.25:5-10).
	biblia.com /sex/marriage.htm (2009 words)

	What does the Bible say about Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage?
		Marriage was instituted by God as a lifelong commitment (Genesis 2:18-24, Matthew 19:3-61, 1 Timothy 4:1-5).
		Since marriage establishes the couple in a public state of life in the Church, it is fitting that its celebration be public, in the framework of a liturgical celebration, before the priest (or a witness authorized by the Church), the witnesses, and the assembly of the faithful.
		Marriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime.
	www.twopaths.com /faq_marriage.htm (2018 words)

	LT11 - New Light on the Genealogies of Jesus
		Patrizzi maintains that both genealogies are those of Joseph by levirate marriage; yet they both reflect the ancestry of Mary and the biological descent of Jesus from King David because of the blood-relationship between Mary and Joseph.
		Marriage of an uncle with his niece would seem to have been forbidden by Jewish law, but Patrizzi maintains that some exceptions were made, especially by way of the Law of the Levirate, since Joachim and Joseph were brothers.
		Both the theory of levirate marriage and the theory of special adoption have tended to include the factor of consanguinity between Mary and Joseph.
	www.rtforum.org /lt/lt11.html (7471 words)

	Glossary
		Marriages were generally contracted at a young age and arranged by the parents or at least with their consent.
		The negative view of marriage found in Paul’s first Letter to Corinth is due to his expectation of the end of the present age, rather than to a negative view of the institution as such (e.g., 1 Cor.
		Levirate law seems to be presupposed in the dialogue of Matthew 22:23-30 between Jesus and the Sadduccees -- religious conservatives, who did not believe the comparatively recent doctrine of resurrection but did acknowledge the authority of the Pentateuch.
	www.bibletexts.com /glossary/marriage.htm (1348 words)

	The Biblical Data On Polygamy - Appendex (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Marriage to a brother's divorced wife or a dead brother's widow is forbidden apart from levirate marriage.
		With regard to the validity of the levirate institution, the former view sees an exemption for the levirate with regard to moral condemnation, and the latter view sees the prohibitions as aimed at adulterous conduct in a marriage while the brother is alive, not even addressing marriage after the brother's death.
		Levirate marriage then need not be seen as either an exception to a forbidden incestuous relationship or, as the logical sequence might suggest, an exception even to polygamy.
	www.polygamy.net /Biblical-Data/Appendix.htm (4158 words)

	Yibbum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The most famous case of a Levirate type marriage in the Hebrew Bible is the unusual union of the Hebrew patriarch Judah and his daughter in law Tamar as recorded in the Book of Genesis chapter 38.
		Among the Jews marriage with a brother's widow was forbidden (Lev.
		The case of Ruth is not one of levirate marriage, being connected rather with the institution of the Go'el; but the relations of Tamar with her successive husbands are an instance (Gen. xxxviii.).
	www.aaaah.org /wiki/en/yi/Yibbum.htm (960 words)

	Encyclopedia: Levirate marriage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It is one of the first recorded monotheistic faiths and one of the oldest religious traditions still practiced today.
		Yibbum (pronounced yee-boom) or Levirate marriage, in Judaism, is commonly translated as levirate marriage, one of the most complex types of marital unions mandated by Torah law, and which is not presently practiced in its full application.
		Category: Sociology stubs Sororate marriage is the sociological custom of a man marrying (or engaging in sexual activity) with his wifes sister (rarely with her brother), usually after the wife is dead or has proved infertile.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Levirate_marriage (544 words)

	Yibbum
		Yibbum (pronounced "yee-boom"), in Judaism is commonly translated as levirate marriage, one of the most complex and misunderstood types of marital unions mandated by Torah law, and which is not presently practiced in its full application.
		The most famous case of a Levirate type marriage in the Hebrew Bible is the unusual union of the Hebrew patriarch Judah and his daughter in law Tamar as recorded in the Book of Genesis chapter 38 [1].
		An entire tractate in the Talmud, called Yevamot, is devoted to the subject of levirate marriages.
	encyclopedia.codeboy.net /wikipedia/y/yi/yibbum.html (425 words)

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		Levirate Marriage: The Levirate marriage was practiced in the Jewish religion.
		The second reason behind the Levirate marriage reflects both the support of endogamy as well as the continuation of a family line.
		A widow and her husband's brother were not always compelled to engage in this sort of marriage.
	oak.cats.ohiou.edu /~baxter/hist381/terms/levirate.htm (225 words)

	Types of marriages in the Bible, and today
		Marriages were generally arranged by family or friends; they did not result from a gradually evolving, loving relationship that developed during a period of courtship.
		Levirate Marriage: The name of this type of marriage is derived from the Latin word "levir," which means "brother-in-law." This involved a woman who was widowed without having borne a son.
		Marriage, or a committed long-term relationship, between two persons of the same gender is not mentioned in the Bible.
	www.religioustolerance.org /mar_bibl.htm (2496 words)

	Mordechai Torczyner's WebShas - Index to the Talmud: Marital Issues: Levirate Marriage - Yibbum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A Bill of Divorce given by a Man to the Woman he is Bonded to for Levirate Marriage
		A Female Orphaned Minor Retroactively Refusing Marriage to the Dead Husband
		Levirate Marriage on the Intermediate Days of Holidays
	www.aishdas.org /webshas/ishus/yibbum.htm (85 words)

	sororate -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		marriage of a man to his wife's sister, whether in the lifetime of the first wife or after her death.
		Though related in principle, the levirate (marriage with a deceased husband's brother) and sororate are usually but not invariably associated and appear to be the most common of preferential...
		Marriage was almost always a matter arranged by the families because it created long-range economic and social bonds between families.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9068763 (342 words)

	Read about Levirate marriage at WorldVillage Encyclopedia. Research Levirate marriage and learn about Levirate marriage ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Levirate marriage is the practice of a woman marrying one of her
		Levirate marriage has been practiced by societies with a strong clan structure in which
		Groups that have practiced levirate marriage include the Israelites, the Xiongnu, the Mongols, and the
	encyclopedia.worldvillage.com /s/b/Levirate_marriage (105 words)

	Jewish Heritage Online Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The levirate marriage is referred to in Hebrew, as yibbum.
		This ceremony releases the woman from the levirate tie (zikkat ha-yibbum) and she is free to marry someone else.
		The tractate deals with levirate marriage, and the engraving shows the widow holding the "halizah shoe" which she has removed from her brother-in-law's foot.
	www.jhom.com /lifecycle/marriage/halitza.htm (276 words)

	Jewish Law Association - Abstracts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The levirate marriage was not simply to ensure the continuity of the family but also to prevent the alienation of the ancestral estate.
		- The main purpose of Levirate marriage was to provide a male heir for the deceased husband's estate and to ensure protection for the widow.
		The levirate obligation may have been contrary to his own interests since if there was no male heir the inheritance would normally pass to the dead man's brother (Num.
	www.art.man.ac.uk /RELTHEOL/JEWISH/JLAS/levirate.htm (334 words)

	JCTR Bulletin 52: Iinculturating African Widowhood Rites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		“In 'levirate' the inheritor is merely a substitute husband, and children born of the union are considered the children of the deceased husband who continues to be the legal father.'' In widow inheritance as practiced by the Chewa, the inheritor is not merely a substitute, he is a legal husband, “….
		For the Chewa, dowry plays an important role in cementing the marriage relationship, the birth of the child is the climax of sealing the marriage relationship.
		Widows known to be living in levirate or inheritance union are sometimes reported to Parish Priests, consequently excluded from the sacraments of the Church, sanctioned or expelled from their leadership or membership of parish groups.
	www.jctr.org.zm /bulletins/incult-widows.htm (3402 words)

	a - 0043.htm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		levir, 'a husband's brother') regulated the marriage of a man with his dead brother's widow.
		In the earlier ages of Judaism there was no clear conception of personal immortality; and the Levirate law was doubtless framed so that there might be the survival through posterity of the name of the representative of a family.
		The problem propounded by the Sadducees may be thus stated :—The Levirate laAV was enacted by Moses, and there was a case of seven brothers who in obedience to it married, one after the other, the same woman, who herself died after the death of the last of the seven.
	www.ccel.org /h/hastings/dict2/htm/0043=27.htm (1020 words)

	Park Street Church Pulpit (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Moses was aware of Abraham's marriage to Sarah, who was his half-sister (Genesis 20:12), but nowhere does the text hint at divine disapproval for that marriage.
		Remember, Levirate marriage refers to the obligation for an unmarried brother, or next-of-kin, to marry his sister-in-law, if her husband died without offspring.
		Finally, it might be worth adding that this perspective on the morality of marriage between close relatives will be of increasing relevance and, perhaps, comfort, as a larger number of persons in our society confront the danger of unwittingly marrying a close relative.
	www.parkstreet.org /pulpit/marriageq4.shtml (1077 words)

	Christian Marriage
		The origin of marriage was instituted by God when He declared, "It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him" .
		This suggests that God's ideal is for a man to be the husband of one wife and for the marriage to be permanent.
		He taught that marriage was the joining together of two people so they become "one flesh." Not only did God acknowledge the marriage; He also joined the couple.
	www.wtm.org /NL9.htm (668 words)

	An Exegetical Glimpse of Genesis 38: The Story of Judah and Tamar
		In verse 8, the Hebrew word yabam is translated alternately as "marry" and "perform your duty as a brother-in-law." Literally it means to perform levirate marriage or duty as a brother-in-law.
		Levirate "marriage" is the custom whereby, if childless, the brother (or other male relative) of a deceased man is required to marry or father a child with the deceased's wife.
		Levirate marriage is not practiced today, at least in Western culture.
	www.theropps.com /papers/Winter1997/Genesis38exegesis.htm (2626 words)

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