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Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Abraham
Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had lived ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.
but to the sons of Abraham's concubines, Abraham gave gifts. He sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, to the east country.
The sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bore Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba, and Dedan.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » David
David took him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron; and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.
The king went forth, and all his household after him. The king left ten women, who were concubines, to keep the house.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Caleb
Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez; and Haran became the father of Gazez. The sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jothan, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph. Maacah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Nahor
Bethuel became the father of Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother. His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Rehoboam
Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and sixty concubines, and became the father of twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.)
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Abijah
But Abijah grew mighty, and took to himself fourteen wives, and became the father of twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Manasseh
The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his Aramean concubine bore; she bore Machir the father of Gilead.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Solomon
He had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives turned away his heart.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Eliphaz
Timna was concubine to Eliphaz, Esau's son; and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These are the sons of Adah, Esau's wife.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » saul
Now Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ishbosheth said to Abner, "Why have you gone in to my father's concubine?"
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » jacob
She gave him Bilhah her handmaid as wife, and Jacob went in to her.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » A levite
It happened in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill country of Ephraim, who took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem Judah.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » gideon
His concubine who was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Belshazzar
Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines, might drink from them.
Polygamy » Practiced by
Those who remain of him shall be buried in death. His widows shall make no lamentation.