Genesis 38:8
Genesis · Old Testament · Chapter 38
“And Judah said unto Onan, Go in unto thy brother’s wife, and marry her, and raise up seed to thy brother.”Genesis 38:8
What Does Genesis 38:8 Mean?
Genesis 38:8 is found in the book of Genesis, chapter 38, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (11)
These passages are connected to Genesis 38:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Deuteronomy 25:5“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.”Matthew 22:23“The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,”Ruth 4:5“Then said Boaz, What day thou buyest the field of the hand of Naomi, thou must buy it also of Ruth the Moabitess, the wife of the dead, to raise up the name of the dead upon his inheritance.”Deuteronomy 25:9“Then shall his brother’s wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother’s house.”Ruth 1:11“And 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?”Luke 20:28“Saying, Master, Moses wrote unto us, If any man’s brother die, having a wife, and he die without children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.”Leviticus 18:16“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.”Genesis 19:31“And the firstborn said unto the younger, Our father is old, and there is not a man in the earth to come in unto us after the manner of all the earth:”Numbers 36:8“And every daughter, that possesseth an inheritance in any tribe of the children of Israel, shall be wife unto one of the family of the tribe of her father, that the children of Israel may enjoy every man the inheritance of his fathers.”Mark 12:19“Master, Moses wrote unto us, If a man’s brother die, and leave his wife behind him, and leave no children, that his brother should take his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.”Matthew 22:24“Saying, Master, Moses said, If a man die, having no children, his brother shall marry his wife, and raise up seed unto his brother.”
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