Then the elders of his city shall call him, and speak unto him: and if he stand to it, and say, I like not to take her;
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Interpretation
The custom here regulated seems to have been in the Jewish law in order to keep inheritances distinct; now it is unlawful.
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This thought runs through Deuteronomy 25:5-9.
Glossary
- City People
- The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).