Leviticus 20:21
20:21 If a man has sexual intercourse with
his brother’s wife, it is indecency. He has exposed his brother’s nakedness;
they will be childless.
Deuteronomy 25:5
Respect for the Sanctity of Others
25:5 If brothers live together and one of them dies without having a son, the dead man’s wife must not remarry someone outside the family. Instead, her late husband’s brother must go to her, marry her, and perform the duty of a brother-in-law.
Matthew 14:3-4
14:3 For Herod had arrested John, bound him,
and put him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife,
14:4 because John had repeatedly told
him, “It is not lawful for you to have her.”
Matthew 22:24
22:24 “Teacher, Moses said, ‘
If a man dies without having children, his brother must marry the widow and father children for his brother.’
Mark 6:17
6:17 For Herod himself had sent men, arrested John, and bound him in prison on account of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because Herod
had married her.
Mark 12:19
12:19 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us: ‘
If a man’s brother dies and leaves a wife but no children, that man must marry the widow and father children for his brother.’
Luke 3:19
3:19 But when John rebuked Herod
the tetrarch
because of Herodias, his brother’s wife,
and because of all the evil deeds
that he had done,