And, if I recall, this is without regard to whether or not the man is
already married. He can marry his brother's widow as a 2nd or even 3rd wife.
The reason for this edict was to further the brother's downline, not that of
the "stand-in" spouse (brother of the deceased).

    Chuck West in Indiana

----- Original Message -----
From: "clay gullatt" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: va-roots: Marrying a spouse's sibling


> Levirate Law
> Deut. chapter 25 ver 5 thru 10 is the bibical requirement for a man to
marry a sister-in-law if her husband dies without a son. The first son of
this marriage was considered the dead brother's child and succeeds in the
name of the brother who was dead.
>
> Clay
>
> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions
at
> http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html
>
>

To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at
http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html