Third, would not the levirate principle of Deuteronomy 25:5–6 lead to incest or polygamy if the nearest relative were already married? God would not design a good plan to involve the grossest of immoralities punishable by death. It is to be assumed that the implementation of Deuteronomy 25:5–6 could involve only the nearest relative who was eligible for marriage as qualified by other stipulations of the law. Fourth, was not marriage to a Moabitess strictly forbidden by the law? The nations or people
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