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Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Abraham
So Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian. her handmaid, at the end of ten years of Abrams dwelling in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband, to be to him as a wife.
but, to the sons of the concubines whom Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, - and then sent them away from Isaac his son while he himself yet lived, eastward unto the land of the east.
And, the sons of Keturah, the concubine of Abraham, she bare Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah, - and, the sons of Jokshan, Sheba, and Dedan;
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » David
And David took him yet more concubines and wives, out of Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron, and there were, yet further, born unto David, sons and daughters.
So the king went forth, with all his household attending him, - but the king left ten women who were concubines, to keep the house.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Caleb
And, Ephah, the concubine of Caleb, bare Haran and Moza, and Gazez, - and, Haran, begat Gazez. And, the sons of Jahdai, Regem and Jotham and Geshan and Pelet, and Ephah and Shaaph. A concubine of Caleb, Maacah, bare Sheber, and Tirhanah;
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Nahor
And, Bethuel, hath begotten Rebekah, - These eight, hath Milcah borne to Nahor brother of Abraham. And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also, hath borne Tebah and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Rehoboam
And Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absolom, above all his wives and his concubines, for, eighteen wives, took he, and sixty concubines, - and begat twenty-eight sons, and sixty daughters.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Abijah
And Abijah strengthened himself, and took him, fourteen wives, - and begat twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Manasseh
The sons of Manasseh, Asriel, whom, his wife bare, - his concubine, the Syrian, bare Machir the father of Gilead;
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Solomon
So it came to pass that he had seven hundred wives who were princesses, and three hundred concubines, - and, his wives, turned aside, his heart.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Eliphaz
Now, Timna, became the concubine of Eliphaz son of Esau, and she bare to Eliphaz Amalek. These, are the sons of Adah, wife of Esau.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » saul
Now, Saul, had a concubine, whose name, was Rizpah daughter of Aiah, - and Ish-bosheth said unto Abner, Why, wentest thou in, unto my father's concubine?
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » jacob
And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid, to wife, - and Jacob went in unto her;
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » A levite
And it came to pass in those days, when, king, there was none in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehem-judah.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » gideon
And, his concubine who was in Shechem, she also, bare him a son, - and he gave him the name of Abimelech.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Belshazzar
Belshazzar, gave word, at the flavour of the wine, to bring the vessels of gold and silver, which Nebuchadnezzar his father, had brought forth, out of the temple which was in Jerusalem, - that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines, might drink therein.
Polygamy » Practiced by
His survivors, by pestilence, shall come to the grave, and, his widows, shall not weep;