There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children.
So there were seven brothers, and the first one got married but died before he and his wife had any kids.
Sometimes life doesn't go according to plan, even when you're doing everything right.
📚 Historical Context
In the first century AD, the Sadducees, a Jewish religious group that rejected the idea of resurrection, posed this hypothetical story to Jesus as a challenge during His teaching in the Jerusalem temple. They drew from the Old Testament law of levirate marriage in Deuteronomy 25:5-10, which required a brother to marry his deceased sibling's widow to provide an heir and preserve the family line. This scenario was meant to highlight potential absurdities in the concept of resurrection, testing Jesus' authority and beliefs.
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