And his name shall be called in Israel, The house of him that hath his shoe loosed.
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Gill's Exposition
And his name shall be called in Israel,.... Not his particular and personal name, but his family; for it seems that not only a mark of infamy was set upon him for refusing to marry his brother's…
The law of levirate marriage. The law on this subject is not unique to the Jews, but is found (see Gen 38:8) in all essential respects the same among various Oriental nations, ancient and modern. The…
Here is, I. The law settled concerning the marrying of the brother's widow. It appears from the story of Judah's family that this had been an ancient usage (Gen 38:8), for the keeping up of distinct…
Cambridge Bible
his name shall be called in Israel Rth 4:14.
the family of him whose sandal was stripped off.