Weisberg, Dvora E.

Levirate marriage and the family in ancient Judaism [electronic resource] / Dvora E. Weisberg. - 1st. ed. - Waltham, Mass. : Hanover [N.H.] : Brandeis University Press ; University Press of New England, c2009. - xxvi, 246 p. : ill. - HBI series on Jewish women . - HBI series on Jewish women. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-234) and index.

The institution of levirate -- Levirate from the Hebrew Bible through the Mishnah -- Mapping the family -- Brothers -- From wife to widow and back again -- Paternity and continuity -- Conclusion.


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Bible.--O.T.--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Levirate--History.
Rabbinical literature--History and criticism.


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