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.
येशूच्या काळात, पतीच्या मृत्यूनंतर त्याच्या भावाशी लग्न करण्याची प्रथा होती.