Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Marriage » Modes of demanding women in
And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou wilt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I dwell:
Verse Concepts
And Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to commune with him.
Verse Concepts
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her to him for a wife.
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And when David heard that Nabal was dead, he said, Blessed be the LORD, that hath pleaded the cause of my reproach from the hand of Nabal, and hath kept his servant from evil: for the LORD hath returned the wickedness of Nabal upon his own head. And David sent and communed with Abigail, to take her to himself for a wife. And when the servants of David had come to Abigail to Carmel, they spoke to her, saying, David hath sent us to thee, to take thee to him for a wife.
Marriage » Often contracted by parents for children
And Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to commune with him.
Verse Concepts
And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her to him for a wife.
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And now if you will deal kindly and truly with my master, tell me; and if not, tell me; that I may turn to the right hand, or to the left. Then Laban and Bethuel answered, and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak to thee bad or good. Behold, Rebekah is before thee, take her, and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, as the LORD hath spoken.
Wife » Procured
And Shechem spoke to his father Hamor, saying, Get me this damsel for a wife. And Jacob heard that he had defiled Dinah his daughter (now his sons were with his cattle in the field:) and Jacob held his peace till they had come. And Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to commune with him. read more.
And the sons of Jacob came from the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel, in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done. And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her to him for a wife. And make ye marriages with us: give your daughters to us, and take our daughters to you. And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
And the sons of Jacob came from the field when they heard it: and the men were grieved, and they were very wroth, because he had wrought folly in Israel, in lying with Jacob's daughter; which thing ought not to be done. And Hamor communed with them, saying, The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: I pray you give her to him for a wife. And make ye marriages with us: give your daughters to us, and take our daughters to you. And ye shall dwell with us: and the land shall be before you; dwell and trade ye therein, and get you possessions therein.
And Judah took a wife for Er his first-born, whose name was Tamar.
Verse Concepts
Woman » Young » Could not marry without consent of parents
If her father shall utterly refuse to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dower of virgins.
Verse Concepts
And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou wilt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I dwell:
Verse Concepts
And Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to commune with him.
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Women » Could not marry without the consent of parents
If her father shall utterly refuse to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dower of virgins.
Verse Concepts
And Hamor the father of Shechem went out to Jacob to commune with him.
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And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven and the God of the earth, that thou wilt not take a wife for my son of the daughters of the Canaanites among whom I dwell: But thou shalt go to my country, and to my kindred, and take a wife for my son Isaac.