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Le´vir (lē´vẽr)
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| Ruth's social status is further confirmed by the fact that none of the witnesses before whom Boaz speaks (Ruth 4:5) demurs when he asserts that the levir must accept the obligation due to Ruth and her husband. Prior to joining Kramer Levir Naftalis & Frankel, he worked at Rosenman & Colin LLP. The "redeemer" had three functions: (a) to avenge a murder of a member of the family; (b) to assure that deceased relatives had heirs (levirate marriage, from Latin levir meaning brother-in-law); and (c) to secure and redeem the portion of family land which a poor relative might have had to "sell" to pay off debts. |
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