MARRIAGE
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
- Given by Kings (1 Samuel 17:25;18:17,21)
- Daughters given in, as rewards of valor (Judges 1:12; 1 Samuel 17:25;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 1)
- 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 BRIDE
- See BRIDEGROOM
- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO (Genesis 2:23,24; Exodus 22:16,17; Leviticus 18:6-18;20:14,17,19-)
- FIGURATIVE (Isaiah 54:5;62:4,5; Jeremiah 3:14;31:32; Hosea 1:2;2:19,2)