Levirate marriage and the family in ancient Judaism

by Weisberg, Dvora E.
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Series: HBI series on Jewish women Edition statement:1st. ed. Published by : Brandeis University Press ; | University Press of New England, (Waltham, Mass. : | Hanover [N.H.] :) Physical details: xxvi, 246 p. : ill. Year: 2009
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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.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

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