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Abba Saul, 65, 115
Abbaye, 145, 147, 155
Abraham (patriarch), 54, 99–100, 183,
189, 215n28
Adoption, 19, 20, 36, 186–87, 192
Adultery, 193
Affinity and kinship terminology,
57–58. See also Marital family
Africa, levirate unions in, 10–14,
209n11, 210n58
Age considerations, 153, 156, 170,
209n29
Agrarian society, levirate in, 6, 34, 201
Akiba, Rabbi, 74–75, 118, 131, 148, 149,
203
Almana, 41–42, 124, 128–29. See also
Widow
Ammi, Rabbi, 149, 150
Amoraim. See Talmud, Babylonian;
Talmud, Palestinian
Ancient Israelite society, 8, 34–36. See
also Hebrew Bible
Annulment of vows, 148–50, 224n70
Anthropological perspective. See
Cross-cultural analysis
Aunts, 53, 55
Ba’al (master/owner or husband), 54
Baba Batra, 71, 80–81, 83
Baba Metzia, 191–92
Baraitot on closeness of relations, 74,
87– 88
Barren vs. sterile woman, 216–17n62
Bavli. See Talmud, Babylonian
Beit av, 48–49
Bekhorot, 50
Betrothal: levirate declaration as
equivalent to, 41, 147; as not
required for levirate union, 135;
property rights during, 146; and
testimony laws, 79; through sexual
intercourse, 224n60; yevama’s
status vs. betrothed woman, 130,
132, 136, 140–41, 149, 150
Bifurcate-collateral kinship system,
53, 56
Bifurcate-merging kinship system, 53
Biological (blood) relationships:
biblical focus on, 54; and descent
systems, 70–71; genitor vs. pater,
19–21; levirate children as heirs
of levir, 168, 174, 177, 209n11; and
matrilineal descent in unions of
Jews with non-Jews, 71; over-
view, xvi; strength of vs. marital
relation ships, 79; types of, 52–58.
See also Extended family; Incest
taboos; Nuclear family; Paternity
Blenkinsopp, Joseph, 35
Boaz (inheritor of Ruth), 31, 32, 103
Boyarin, Daniel, 191–92
Bride-service, 6, 13
Bride-wealth/bride-price (mohar), 4,
6, 11, 16, 20, 26