KnowraLevirate marriageLinked fromLinked fromThe 2 pages that link to Levirate marriage, each with the reason it gives.All 2Compared with 2Book of RuthCompared with: Ruth resembles this custom’s concern for a dead man’s line, though Boaz is not the deceased’s brother.Sororate marriageCompared with: It is the closest parallel, assigning a deceased spouse’s sibling a marital role.