Mark 12:20

20 "There were seven brothers. The first one got married. He died without leaving any children.

Mark 12:20 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 12:20

Now there were seven brethren
In a certain family, at a certain place; perhaps at Jerusalem, who were brethren by the father's side; for such only were reckoned so, and such only did this law oblige:

and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed:
no child: hence it is clear that the ancient Jews used the word seed, of a single person, as these Sadducees did; though modern ones deny such an use of it in our present controversies with them about the sense of ( Genesis 3:15 ) ( 22:18 ) ; (See Gill on Matthew 22:25).

Mark 12:20 In-Context

18 The Sadducees came to Jesus with a question. They do not believe that people rise from the dead.

19 "Teacher," they said, "Moses wrote for us about a man who died and didn't have any children. But he did leave a wife behind. That man's brother must get married to the widow. He must have children to carry on his dead brother's name.

20 "There were seven brothers. The first one got married. He died without leaving any children.

21 The second one got married to the widow. He also died and left no child. It was the same with the third one.

22 In fact, none of the seven left any children. Last of all, the woman died too.