24 Bible Verses about Giving In Marriage

So Jesus said to them, "The people of this age marry and are given in marriage.

The young woman's father must say to the elders, "I gave my daughter to this man and he has rejected her.

Laban replied, "I'd rather give her to you than to another man. Stay with me."

Finally Jacob said to Laban, "Give me my wife, for my time of service is up. I want to have marital relations with her."

Complete my older daughter's bridal week. Then we will give you the younger one too, in exchange for seven more years of work."

But Hamor made this appeal to them: "My son Shechem is in love with your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.

You can make the bride price and the gift I must bring very expensive, and I'll give whatever you ask of me. Just give me the young woman as my wife!"

So she removed her widow's clothes and covered herself with a veil. She wrapped herself and sat at the entrance to Enaim which is on the way to Timnah. (She did this because she saw that she had not been given to Shelah as a wife, even though he had now grown up.)

Judah recognized them and said, "She is more upright than I am, because I wouldn't give her to Shelah my son." He did not have sexual relations with her again.

Moses agreed to stay with the man, and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.

Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Moses' wife Zipporah after he had sent her back, and her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom (for Moses had said, "I have been a foreigner in a foreign land"), and the other Eliezer (for Moses had said, "The God of my father has been my help and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh").read more.
Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, together with Moses' sons and his wife, came to Moses in the desert where he was camping by the mountain of God.

Caleb said, "To the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher I will give my daughter Acsah as a wife." When Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, captured it, Caleb gave Acsah his daughter to him as a wife.

Caleb said, "To the man who attacks and captures Kiriath Sepher I will give my daughter Acsah as a wife." When Othniel son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, captured it, Caleb gave him his daughter Acsah as a wife.

The men of Israel said, "Have you seen this man who is coming up? He does so to defy Israel. But the king will make the man who can strike him down very wealthy! He will give him his daughter in marriage, and he will make his father's house exempt from tax obligations in Israel."

when David, along with his men, went out and struck down two hundred Philistine men. David brought their foreskins and presented all of them to the king so he could become the king's son-in-law. Saul then gave him his daughter Michal in marriage.

King Jehoash of Israel sent this message back to King Amaziah of Judah, "A thornbush in Lebanon sent this message to a cedar in Lebanon, 'Give your daughter to my son as a wife.' Then a wild animal of Lebanon came by and trampled down the thorn.

So after Abram had lived in Canaan for ten years, Sarai, Abram's wife, gave Hagar, her Egyptian servant, to her husband to be his wife.

So Rachel gave him her servant Bilhah as a wife, and Jacob had marital relations with her.

When Leah saw that she had stopped having children, she gave her servant Zilpah to Jacob as a wife.

Then Leah said, "God has granted me a reward because I gave my servant to my husband as a wife." So she named him Issachar.

I will say to a young woman, 'Please lower your jar so I may drink.' May the one you have chosen for your servant Isaac reply, 'Drink, and I'll give your camels water too.' In this way I will know that you have been faithful to my master."

Then she will reply to me, "Drink, and I'll draw water for your camels too." May that woman be the one whom the Lord has chosen for my master's son.'

Rebekah stands here before you. Take her and go so that she may become the wife of your master's son, just as the Lord has decided."

You must not intermarry with them. Do not give your daughters to their sons or take their daughters for your sons,