Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.
That is a whore
Put away
General references
Bible References
That is a whore
Leviticus 21:8
You are to consider him holy since he presents the food of your God. He will be holy to you because I, Yahweh who sets you apart, am holy.
Ezekiel 44:22
He is not to marry a widow or a divorced woman, but must marry a virgin from the offspring of the house of Israel, or a widow who is the widow of a priest.
1 Timothy 3:11
Wives, too, must be worthy of respect, not slanderers, self-controlled, faithful in everything.
Put away
Deuteronomy 24:1
“If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds something improper about her, he may write her a divorce certificate, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.
Isaiah 50:1
This is what the Lord says:
Where is your mother’s divorce certificate
that I used to send her away?
Or who were My creditors that I sold you to?
Look, you were sold for your iniquities,
and your mother was put away
because of your transgressions.
that I used to send her away?
Or who were My creditors that I sold you to?
Look, you were sold for your iniquities,
and your mother was put away
because of your transgressions.
General references
Leviticus 21:13
“He is to marry a woman who is a virgin.
Numbers 30:9
“Every vow a widow or divorced woman puts herself under is binding on her.