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If his father has no brothers, then you shall give his inheritance to his kinsman who is next to him of his family, and he shall possess it. This shall be a statute and ordinance for the children of Israel, as the LORD commanded Moses.’”
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Verse 11. Uncles. His nephews are at a greater distance from the original stock. The Phœnicians carried the same regulations into Africa. Grot. Jur. ii. 7. The relations by the mother’s side, could claim no part. The husband was heir to all his wife’s goods, except her dowry, which went to her children. People born of a slave, or of a harlot or strange woman, were not lawful heirs. “These regulations have been adopted by all civilized nations.” Orig. hom. 22. Calmet.
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