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Levirate Duty

Levirate duty is a biblical custom, also known as Levirate marriage or brother-in-law marriage (levir is the Latin word for brother-in-law). If a man died childless, his brother or another member of the family had to marry the widow.

Background to Levirate Duty

Funda okunye?

Nge-akhawunti yeBibleSA yamahala, unakho uku:

  • Funda ezinye inguqulelo kuzo zonke iilwimi ezisemthethweni.
  • Mamela iBhayibhile (iinguqulelo ezili-11 sele zifumaneka).
  • Thelekisa iinguqulelo zeBhayibhile ezahlukileyo.
  • Yenza amava akho ngokubandakanya awakho amanqaku kunye namagqabantshintshi.
  • Fikelela ngaphezulu kwezihloko ezingama-1100+ kwanamanqaku emvelaphi ngesiNgesi nesiBhulu neemephu zemibala-bala ezingama-52.

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