Meaning
Marriage Consanguineous:
- Abraham and Sarah
Gen 11:29; Gen 12:13; Gen 20:3; Gen 20:16
- Isaac and Rebekah
Gen 24:4; Gen 24:67; Gen 28:2
- Jacob and his wives
Gen 29:30
- Levirate (the brother required to marry a brother's widow)
Gen 38:8; Gen 38:11; Deu 25:10; Rth 4:5; Mat 22:24; Mar 12:23; Luk 20:28
Parents contract for their children:
- Hagar selects a wife for Ishmael
Gen 21:21
- Abraham selects a wife for Isaac
Gen 24
- Laban arranges for his daughters' marriage
Gen 29
- Samson asks his parents to procure him a wife
Jdg 14:2
Parents' consent required in the Mosaic law
Exo 22:17
Presents given to parents to secure their favor
Gen 24:53; Gen 34:12; Deu 22:29; 1Sa 18:25; Hos 3:2
Nuptial feasts
Gen 29:22; Jdg 14:12; Est 2:18; Mat 22:12
Jesus present at
Joh 2:5
Ceremony attested by witnesses
Rth 4:11; Isa 8:3
Bridegroom exempt one year from military duty
Deu 24:5
Bridal ornaments
Isa 49:18; Jer 2:32
Bridal presents
Gen 24:53; Psa 45:12
Herald preceded the bridegroom
Mat 25:6
Wedding robes adorned with jewels
Isa 61:10
Wives obtained:
- By purchase
Gen 29:20; Rth 4:10; Hos 3:2; Hos 12:12
- By kidnapping
Jdg 21:23
Given by kings
1Sa 17:25; 1Sa 18:17; 1Sa 18:21
Daughters given in, as rewards of valor
Jdg 1:12; 1Sa 17:25; 1Sa 18:27
Wives taken by edict
Est 2:4; Est 2:14
David gave one hundred Philistine foreskins for a wife
2Sa 3:14
Wives among the Israelites must be Israelites
Exo 34:16; Deu 7:4; 1Ch 23:22; Ezr 9:2; Ezr 9:12; Neh 10:30; Neh 13:27; Mal 2:11; 1Co 7:39; 2Co 6:14
Betrothal, a quasi-marriage
Mat 1:18; Luk 1:27
Betrothal made with the spirit
Eze 16:8
Celibacy:
- Deplored
Jdg 11:38; Isa 4:1; Jer 16:9
- Advised
1Co 7:8; 1Co 7:40
Obligations under, inferior to duty to God
Deu 13:10; Mat 19:29; Luk 14:26
Not binding after death
Mat 22:30; Mar 12:25
Bride; Bridegroom
Unclassified scriptures relating to
Gen 2:24; 1Co 6:16; Exo 22:17; Eph 5:33; Lev 18:18; Deu 22:30; Lev 20:14; Lev 20:17; Lev 20:21; Lev 21:1; Lev 21:7; Lev 21:15; Num 36:8; Deu 21:14; Deu 24:5; Pro 18:22; Pro 21:9; Pro 21:19; Jer 29:6; Hos 2:20; Mal 2:16; Mat 5:32; Mar 6:18; Mar 10:12; Mat 19:9; Luk 16:18; Rom 7:3; 1Co 7:40; 1Co 9:5; 1Co 11:12; 1Ti 3:2; 1Ti 3:12; 1Ti 4:1; 1Ti 4:3; 1Ti 5:14; Heb 13:4
Figurative
- Figurative
Isa 54:5; Isa 62:5; Jer 3:14; Jer 31:32; Hos 1:2; Hos 2:20; Eph 5:32; Rev 19:9
Parables from
Mat 22:2; Mat 25:10
Divorce; Husband; Wife
