21 Then the second one married the widow, but he also died and left no children. And the third did likewise.
Mark 12:21
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Luke 20:30–32
30 Then the second 31 and the third married the widow, and in the same way all seven died, leaving no children. 32 And last of all, the woman died.
Matthew 22:24–26
24 “Teacher,” they said, “Moses declared that if a man dies without having children, his brother is to marry the widow and raise up offspring for him. 25 Now there were seven brothers among us. The first one married and died without having children. So he left his w…
Ruth 1:4–6
4 who took Moabite women as their wives, one named Orpah and the other named Ruth. And after they had lived in Moab about ten years, 5 both Mahlon and Chilion also died, and Naomi was left without her two sons and without her husband. 6 When Naomi heard in Moab that…
Deuteronomy 25:4–6
4 Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain. 5 When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for… 6 …
1 Chronicles 23:21–23
21 The sons of Merari: Mahli and Mushi. The sons of Mahli: Eleazar and Kish. 22 Eleazar died without having any sons; he had only daughters. Their cousins, the sons of Kish, married them. 23 The sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jeremoth —three in all.
Numbers 27:9–11
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Leviticus 20:20–22
20 If a man lies with his uncle’s wife, he has uncovered the nakedness of his uncle. They will bear their sin; they shall die childless. 21 If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity. He has uncovered the nakedness of his brother; they shall be ch…
Sirach 23:21–23
21 This man will be punished in the streets of the city. He will be seized where he least expects it. (WEB) 22 So also is a wife who leaves her husband, and produces an heir by another man. (WEB) 23 For first, she was disobedient in the law of the Most High. Second, she trespassed… (WEB)
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