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And it came to pass, as she came unto him, that she moved him to ask of her father a field: and she lighted off her ass; and Caleb said unto her, What wouldest thou?
And Leah said, God hath endued me with a good dowry; now will my husband dwell with me, because I have born him six sons: and she called his name Zebulun.
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Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.
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If her father utterly refuse to give her unto him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins.
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Lovers » Instances of » Shechem for dinah
Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.
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And his soul clave unto Dinah the daughter of Jacob, and he loved the damsel, and spake kindly unto the damsel.
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Marriage » A dowry given to the woman's parents before
Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.
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And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter.
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Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king's son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife. And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him.
Marriage » Presents given to parents to secure their favor
And the servant brought forth jewels of silver, and jewels of gold, and raiment, and gave them to Rebekah: he gave also to her brother and to her mother precious things.
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So I bought her to me for fifteen pieces of silver, and for an homer of barley, and an half homer of barley:
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Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as ye shall say unto me: but give me the damsel to wife.
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Then the man that lay with her shall give unto the damsel's father fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife; because he hath humbled her, he may not put her away all his days.
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And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
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