Meaning
A daughter-in-law is a woman in relation to the parents of her husband.
Biblical Usage
The Bible uses daughter-in-law for a woman who has married a man’s son and is therefore connected by marriage to his family and household.
The relationship appears prominently in the stories of Ruth and Naomi and in other family narratives. The term is also used in laws concerning family relationships and in passages describing division within households.
Key References
- Genesis 11:31
- Genesis 38:11
- Leviticus 18:15
- Ruth 1:4-17
- Ruth 4:13-17
- 1 Samuel 4:19-22
- 2 Kings 8:25-27
- Matthew 10:35-36
- Luke 12:53
Related Terms
- Son
- Wife
- Mother-in-law
- Family
- Widow