Thematic Bible: By purchase
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Marriage » Wives obtained » By purchase
So I paid fifteen shekels of silver and about seven bushels of barley to purchase her.
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So Jacob worked for seven years to acquire Rachel. But they seemed like only a few days to him because his love for her was so great.
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Jacob fled to the country of Aram, then Israel worked to acquire a wife; he tended sheep to pay for her.
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I have also acquired Ruth the Moabite, the wife of Mahlon, as my wife to raise up a descendant who will inherit his property so the name of the deceased might not disappear from among his relatives and from his village. You are witnesses today."
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Roman empire » Citizenship in » By purchase
The commanding officer answered, "I acquired this citizenship with a large sum of money." "But I was even born a citizen," Paul replied.
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Servants » Slaves or bond » By purchase
Now in Egypt the Midianites sold Joseph to Potiphar, one of Pharaoh's officials, the captain of the guard.
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All the men of his household, whether born in his household or bought with money from a foreigner, were circumcised with him.
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