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Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Abraham
So Abram’s wife Sarai took Hagar, her Egyptian slave, and gave her to her husband Abram as a wife for him. This happened after Abram had lived in the land of Canaan 10 years.
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And Abraham gave gifts to the sons of his concubines, but while he was still alive he sent them eastward, away from his son Isaac, to the land of the East.
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Jokshan’s sons: Sheba and Dedan.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » David
After he arrived from Hebron, David took more concubines and wives from Jerusalem, and more sons and daughters were born to him.
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Then the king set out, and his entire household followed him. But he left behind 10 concubines to take care of the palace.
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Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Caleb
Caleb's concubine Ephah was the mother of Haran, Moza, and Gazez. Haran fathered Gazez. Jahdai's sons: Regem, Jotham, Geshan, Pelet, Ephah, and Shaaph. Caleb's concubine Maacah was the mother of Sheber and Tirhanah.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Nahor
And Bethuel fathered Rebekah. Milcah bore these eight to Nahor, Abraham's brother. His concubine, whose name was Reumah, also bore Tebah, Gaham, Tahash, and Maacah.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Rehoboam
Rehoboam loved Maacah daughter of Absalom more than all his wives and concubines. He acquired 18 wives and 60 concubines and was the father of 28 sons and 60 daughters.
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Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Abijah
However, Abijah grew strong, acquired 14 wives, and fathered 22 sons and 16 daughters.
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Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Manasseh
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Solomon
He had 700 wives who were princesses and 300 concubines, and they turned his heart away from the Lord.
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Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Eliphaz
bore Amalek to Eliphaz.
These were the sons of Esau’s wife Adah.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » saul
Now Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah daughter of Aiah, and Ish-bosheth questioned Abner, “Why did you sleep with my father’s concubine?”
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Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » jacob
So Rachel gave her slave Bilhah to Jacob as a wife, and he slept with her.
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Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » A levite
In those days, when there was no king in Israel, a Levite living in a remote part of the hill country of Ephraim acquired a woman from Bethlehem in Judah as his concubine.
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Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » gideon
His concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he named him Abimelech.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Belshazzar
Under the influence of the wine, Belshazzar gave orders to bring in the gold and silver vessels that his predecessor Nebuchadnezzar had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, wives, and concubines could drink from them.
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Polygamy » Practiced by
yet their widows will not weep for them.