Ruth.4.5

Ruth 4:5

KJV

Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.

Boaz Redeems Ruth

The Marriage of Ruth

Cross References

Matthew 22:24

KJV

Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.

The Sadducees and the Resurrection

Jesus Answers the Sadducees

Genesis 38:8

KJV

And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.

Judah and Tamar

Deuteronomy 25:5

KJV

¶ If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband’s brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband’s brother unto her.

Widowhood and Marriage

Sundry Laws

Deuteronomy 25:6

KJV

And it shall be, that the firstborn which she beareth shall succeed in the name of his brother which is dead, that his name be not put out of Israel.

Widowhood and Marriage

Sundry Laws

Deuteronomy 25:7

KJV

And if the man like not to take his brother’s wife, then let his brother’s wife go up to the gate unto the elders, and say, My husband’s brother refuseth to raise up unto his brother a name in Israel, he will not perform the duty of my husband’s brother.