Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Adultery » Forgiveness of. Instances of
There was still no king in Israel. There was a Levite who lived in the remote area of Mount Ephraim. He took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah. She was unfaithful to him and went to her father's house at Bethlehem in Judah. She was there four whole months. The man went after her to persuade her to return. He took his servant and two donkeys with him. The woman invited the Levite into the house, and when her father saw him, he gave him a friendly greeting. read more.
The young woman's father insisted that he stay. So he stayed for three days. The couple had their meals and spent the nights there.
The young woman's father insisted that he stay. So he stayed for three days. The couple had their meals and spent the nights there.
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Concubinage » Laws concerning » Called wives
This is the story of Jacob and his descendants. Joseph was a seventeen-year-old young man. He took care of the flocks with the sons of Bilhah and Zilpah, his father's wives. Joseph told his father about the bad things his brothers were doing.
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The man went after her to persuade her to return. He took his servant and two donkeys with him. The woman invited the Levite into the house, and when her father saw him, he gave him a friendly greeting. The young woman's father insisted that he stay. So he stayed for three days. The couple had their meals and spent the nights there. The morning of the fourth day they woke up early and prepared to go. But the woman's father said to the Levite: Eat first. You will feel better. You can go later.
Father-in-law » Hospitable to son-in-law, a man of bethlehem-judah
The man went after her to persuade her to return. He took his servant and two donkeys with him. The woman invited the Levite into the house, and when her father saw him, he gave him a friendly greeting. The young woman's father insisted that he stay. So he stayed for three days. The couple had their meals and spent the nights there. The morning of the fourth day they woke up early and prepared to go. But the woman's father said to the Levite: Eat first. You will feel better. You can go later. read more.
The two men sat down and ate and drank together. Then the woman's father told him: Spend the night and enjoy yourself. The Levite got up to go. However the father encouraged him to stay, so he spent another night there. The morning of the fifth day he started to leave. The woman's father said: Eat something and wait until later in the day. The two men ate together. When the man, his concubine, and the servant once more started to leave, the father said: It is almost evening. Please spend the night. It will be dark soon. Stay and enjoy yourself. Tomorrow you can get up early for the trip and go home.
The two men sat down and ate and drank together. Then the woman's father told him: Spend the night and enjoy yourself. The Levite got up to go. However the father encouraged him to stay, so he spent another night there. The morning of the fifth day he started to leave. The woman's father said: Eat something and wait until later in the day. The two men ate together. When the man, his concubine, and the servant once more started to leave, the father said: It is almost evening. Please spend the night. It will be dark soon. Stay and enjoy yourself. Tomorrow you can get up early for the trip and go home.