levirate marriage

Summary

levirate marriage is a biblical concept^[1]. It draws 1,363 Wikipedia views per month (biblical_concept category, ranking #15 of 41).^[2]

Key Facts

• levirate marriage's instance of is recorded as biblical concept^[3].
• levirate marriage is a type of marriage^[4].
• levirate marriage is the opposite of sororate marriage^[5].
• levirate marriage's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[6].
• levirate marriage's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[7].
• levirate marriage's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[8].
• levirate marriage's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[9].
• levirate marriage's described by source is recorded as Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary^[10].
• levirate marriage's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[11].
• levirate marriage's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[12].
• levirate marriage's present in work is recorded as Genesis 28^[13].
• levirate marriage's present in work is recorded as Deuteronomy 25^[14].

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Definition and Type

levirate marriage's instance of is recorded as biblical concept^[3]. It is a type of marriage^[4]. It is the opposite of sororate marriage^[5].

Why It Matters

levirate marriage draws 1,363 Wikipedia views per month (biblical_concept category, ranking #15 of 41).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[15] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[16]