16 Bible Verses about Taking A Wife

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Genesis 24:4

But thou shalt go unto my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.

Genesis 24:7

Jehovah, the God of heaven, who took me from my father's house, and from the land of my nativity, and who spake unto me, and who sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land. He will send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife for my son from thence.

Genesis 24:38

But thou shalt go unto my father's house, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son.

Genesis 24:40

And he said unto me, Jehovah, before whom I walk, will send his angel with thee, and prosper thy way. And thou shalt take a wife for my son of my kindred, and of my father's house.

Genesis 28:2

Arise, go to Paddan-aram, to the house of Bethuel thy mother's father. And take thee a wife from thence of the daughters of Laban thy mother's brother.

Genesis 28:6

Now Esau saw that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram, to take him a wife from thence. And that as he blessed him he gave him a charge, saying, Thou shalt not take a wife of the daughters of Canaan.

Judges 12:9

And he had thirty sons; and thirty daughters he sent abroad, and thirty daughters he brought in from abroad for his sons. And he judged Israel seven years.

Ezra 2:61

And of the children of the priests: the children of Habaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.

Nehemiah 7:63

And of the priests: the children of Hobaiah, the children of Hakkoz, the children of Barzillai, who took a wife of the daughters of Barzillai the Gileadite, and was called after their name.

Matthew 1:20

But when he thought on these things, behold, an angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit.

Mark 12:20

There were seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and dying left no seed;

Mark 12:21

and the second took her, and died, leaving no seed behind him; and the third likewise:

Luke 20:29

There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died childless;

Luke 20:31

and the third took her; and likewise the seven also left no children, and died.

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