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When she arrived, she persuaded Othniel to ask her father for a field. As she got off her donkey, Caleb asked her, “What do you want?”
“God has given me a good gift,” Leah said. “This time my husband will honor me because I have borne six sons for him,” and she named him Zebulun.
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Demand of me a high compensation and gift; I’ll give you whatever you ask me. Just give the girl to be my wife!”
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If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must pay an amount in silver equal to the bridal price for virgins.
Lovers » Instances of » Shechem for dinah
Demand of me a high compensation and gift; I’ll give you whatever you ask me. Just give the girl to be my wife!”
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He became infatuated with Dinah, daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke tenderly to her.
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Marriage » A dowry given to the woman's parents before
Demand of me a high compensation and gift; I’ll give you whatever you ask me. Just give the girl to be my wife!”
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Jacob loved Rachel, so he answered Laban, “I’ll work for you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”
David and his men went out and killed 200 Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as full payment to the king to become his son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David as his wife. Saul realized that the Lord was with David and that his daughter Michal loved him,
Marriage » Presents given to parents to secure their favor
Then he brought out objects of silver and gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave precious gifts to her brother and her mother.
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So I bought her for 15 shekels of silver and five bushels of barley.
Demand of me a high compensation and gift; I’ll give you whatever you ask me. Just give the girl to be my wife!”
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the man who raped her must give the young woman’s father 50 silver shekels, and she must become his wife because he violated her. He cannot divorce her as long as he lives.
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Then Saul replied, “Say this to David: ‘The king desires no other bride-price except 100 Philistine foreskins, to take revenge on his enemies.’” Actually, Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.
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