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MarriageNAVE'S
Consanguinous, Abraham and Sarah Genesis 11:29 · Genesis 12:13 · Genesis 20:3,9-16
Isaac and Rebekah Genesis 24:3,4,67 · Genesis 28:2
Jacob and his wives Genesis 29:15-30
See also: Below, In The Elaborated Text
Levirate (the brother required to marry a brother's widow) Genesis 38:8,11 · Deuteronomy 25:5-10 · Ruth 4:5 · Matthew 22:24 · Mark 12:19-23 · Luke 20:28
Parents contract for their children
Hagar selects a wife for Ishmael Genesis 21:21
Abraham for Isaac Genesis 24
Laban arranges for his daughters' marriage Genesis 29
Samson asks his parents to procure him a wife Judges 14:2
Parents' consent requires in the Mosaic law Exodus 22:17
Presents given to parents to secure their favor Genesis 24:53 · Genesis 34:12 · Deuteronomy 22:29 · 1 Samuel 18:25 · Hosea 3:2
Nuptial feasts Genesis 29:22 · Judges 14:12 · Esther 2:18 · Matthew 22:11,12
Jesus present at John 2:1-5
Ceremony attested by witnesses Ruth 4:1-11 · Isaiah 8:1-3
The groom exempt one year from military duty Deuteronomy 24:5
Bridal ornaments Isaiah 49:18 · Jeremiah 2:32
Bridal presents Genesis 24:53 · Psalms 45:12
A herald preceded the bridegroom Matthew 25:6
Wedding robes adorned with jewels Isaiah 61:10
Wives obtained
By purchase Genesis 29:20 · Ruth 4:10 · Hosea 3:2 · Hosea 12:12
By kidnapping Judges 21:21-23
Given by Kings 1 Samuel 17:25 · 1 Samuel 18:17,21
Daughters given in, as rewards of valor Judges 1:12 · 1 Samuel 17:25 · 1 Samuel 18:27
Wives taken by edict Esther 2:2-4,8-14
David gave one hundred Philistine foreskins for a wife 2 Samuel 3:14
Wives among the Israelites must be Israelites Exodus 34:16 · Deuteronomy 7:3,4 · 1 Chronicles 23:22 · Ezra 9:1,2,12 · Nehemiah 10:30 · Nehemiah 13:26,27 · Malachi 2:11 · 1 Corinthians 7:39 · 2 Corinthians 6:14
Betrothal a quasi-marriage Matthew 1:18 · Luke 1:27
Betrothal made with the spirit Ezekiel 16:8
Celibacy deplored Judges 11:38 · Isaiah 4:1 · Jeremiah 16:9
Advised 1 Corinthians 7:7,8,24-40
Obligations under, inferior to duty to God Deuteronomy 13:6-10 · Matthew 19:29 · Luke 14:26
Not binding after death Matthew 22:29,30 · Mark 12:24,25
See also: Bride
See also: Bridegroom
UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Genesis 2:23,24 · Exodus 22:16,17 · Leviticus 18:6-18 · Leviticus 20:14,17,19-21 · Leviticus 21:1,7,13-15 · Numbers 36:8 · Deuteronomy 21:10-14 · Deuteronomy 24:1-5 · Proverbs 18:22 · Proverbs 21:9,19 · Jeremiah 29:6 · Hosea 2:19,20 · Malachi 2:13-16 · Matthew 5:31,32 · Mark 6:17,18 · Mark 10:2-12 · Matthew 19:2-9 · Luke 16:18 · Romans 7:1-3 · 1 Corinthians 6:16 · 1 Corinthians 7:1-40 · 1 Corinthians 9:5 · 1 Corinthians 11:11,12 · 1 Timothy 3:2,12 · 1 Timothy 4:1,3 · 1 Timothy 5:14 · Hebrews 13:4
FIGURATIVE Isaiah 54:5 · Isaiah 62:4,5 · Jeremiah 3:14 · Jeremiah 31:32 · Hosea 1:2 · Hosea 2:19,20 · Ephesians 5:30-32 · Revelation 19:7-9
Parables from Matthew 22:2 · Matthew 25:1-10
See also: Divorce
See also: Husband
See also: Wife
Topical index: Nave's Topical Bible (public domain); structured data CC BY from the BibleData project.