Luke 20:28 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

They said, 'Teacher, Moses wrote that if a married man dies without having kids, his brother should marry the widow and have children to carry on the dead brother's family line.'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Ancient family law was all about keeping the bloodline going when tragedy struck.

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Teacher, Moses wrote down this rule for us: If a guy dies and leaves behind a wife but no kids, his brother should marry her and have children to carry on his brother's family line.

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