Deuteronomy 25:6
6 The first son that she bears shall be named after her dead husband so his name won't die out in Israel.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Deuteronomy 25:6
Commentary on Deuteronomy 25:5-12
(Read Deuteronomy 25:5-12)
The custom here regulated seems to have been in the Jewish law in order to keep inheritances distinct; now it is unlawful.