Thematic Bible: By purchase
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Marriage » Wives obtained » By purchase
So I bought her for 15 shekels of silver and five bushels of barley.
So Jacob worked seven years for Rachel, and they seemed like only a few days to him because of his love for her.
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Israel worked to earn a wife;
he tended flocks for a wife.
I will also acquire Ruth the Moabitess, Mahlon’s widow, as my wife, to perpetuate the deceased man’s name on his property, so that his name will not disappear among his relatives or from the gate of his home. You are witnesses today.”
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Roman empire » Citizenship in » By purchase
The commander replied, “I bought this citizenship for a large amount of money.”
“But I was born a citizen,” Paul said. Verse Concepts
“But I was born a citizen,” Paul said. Verse Concepts
Servants » Slaves or bond » By purchase
Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and the captain of the guard.
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And all the men of his household—both slaves born in his house and those purchased with money from a foreigner—were circumcised with him.
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