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History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c27.23

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c27.23

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v2.c27.23

¹²⁶⁶ The story of Jacob and the two sisters Leah (elder) and Rachel (younger) in Genesis XXIX shows that among the ancient Jews also there was a custom prohibiting the marriage of a younger sister before the elder sister.

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