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Transfer Of Property By Inheritance And Bequest In Biblical Law And Tradition, Richard H. Hiers
Transfer Of Property By Inheritance And Bequest In Biblical Law And Tradition, Richard H. Hiers
UF Law Faculty Publications
In what follows, we first review briefly the kinds of property subject to transfer by inheritance or bequest. Next, we examine texts pertaining to intestate succession - that is, transfer of property by operation of law upon the death of the property holder without explicit provision by will or bequest as to who will inherit or take afterwards. As a summary expression, such transfers will be designated as "inheritance." In this context, we note the relevance of certain provisions regarding levirate marriage and the Year of Jubilee. We also consider the problematic nature of the so-called birthright practice in this …