In Bible times, brother - in - law, or levirate, marriage was a custom whereby a man would marry his deceased brother’s sonless widow in order to produce offspring to carry on his brother’s family line. ​ — Gen.
Хэрэв хүн эхнэр авсан ч үр хүүхэдгүй нас барвал ах юм уу дүү нь эхнэртэй нь гэрлэж үр удмыг нь залгуулдаг байв (Эх.