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levirate marriage
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marriage in which the brother of a deceased man is obliged to marry his brother's widow
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Within Vinony's link graph, levirate marriage is referenced by 343 other articles, and connects out to monogamy, marriage in Hinduism and marriage.
It sits within the topics Traditions involving siblings and Widow inheritance.
Its subject is documented across 40 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- marriage
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- present in work
- Deuteronomy 25
- opposite of
- sororate marriage
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