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.
Verses For Discipline & Faith
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And the children of Israel set forward, and pitched in the plains of Moab on this side Jordan by Jericho.
Numbers
Law / MosesAnd afterward Joshua smote them, and slew them, and hanged them on five trees: and they were hanging upon the trees until the evening.
Joshua
HistoryAnd Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters: why will ye go with me? are there yet any more sons in my womb, that they may be your husbands?
Ruth
History / SamuelRemember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.
Deuteronomy
Law / MosesFor they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass.
Ezra
History / EzraAnd as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings are here!
Mark
Gospels / MarkThen stood up Phinehas, and executed judgment: and so the plague was stayed.
Psalms
PoetryA divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonBut not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.
Acts
History / LukeAnd of Zion it shall be said, This and that man was born in her: and the highest himself shall establish her.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersFor the law maketh men high priests which have infirmity; but the word of the oath, which was since the law, maketh the Son, who is consecrated for evermore.
Hebrews
General EpistlesHe hath builded against me, and compassed me with gall and travail.
Lamentations
Major ProphetsO LORD my God, I cried unto thee, and thou hast healed me.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAs he spake to our fathers, to Abraham, and to his seed for ever.
Luke
GospelsAsk me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.
Genesis
LawSo the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.
Jonah
Minor Prophets / JonahAnd the angel of the LORD said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.
Genesis
LawThe tree grew, and was strong, and the height thereof reached unto heaven, and the sight thereof to the end of all the earth:
Daniel
Major ProphetsSince those days were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were but ten: when one came to the pressfat for to draw out fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty.
Haggai
Minor ProphetsThough ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd after them went Hoshaiah, and half of the princes of Judah,
Nehemiah
History / NehemiahAnd he slew the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar.
Leviticus
Law / MosesAnd the Lord said unto him, Arise, and go into the street which is called Straight, and enquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul, of Tarsus: for, behold, he prayeth,