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Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Abraham
And Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar the Egyptian, her handmaid, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to Abram her husband to be his wife.
But to the sons of the concubines, that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts. And he sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, to the east country.
And the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bore Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba, and Dedan.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » David
And David took for him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he came from Hebron, and there were yet sons and daughters born to David.
And the king went forth, and all his household after him. And the king left ten women, who were concubines, to keep the house.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Caleb
And Ephah, Caleb's concubine, bore Haran, and Moza, and Gazez. And Haran begot Gazez. And the sons of Jahdai: Regem, and Jothan, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph. Maacah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Nahor
And Bethuel begot Rebekah. These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother. And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she also bore Tebah, and Gaham, and Tahash, and Maacah.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Rehoboam
And Rehoboam loved Maacah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines. For he took eighteen wives, and thirty concubines, and begot twenty-eight sons and thirty daughters.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Abijah
But Abijah grew mighty, and took to himself fourteen wives, and begot twenty-two sons, and sixteen daughters.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Manasseh
The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, whom his concubine the Aramitess bore. She bore Machir the father of Gilead.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Solomon
And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines. And his wives turned away his heart.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Eliphaz
And Timna was concubine to Eliphaz Esau's son, and she bore to Eliphaz Amalek. These are the sons of Adah, Esau's wife.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » saul
Now Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. And [Ish-bosheth] said to Abner, Why have thou gone in to my father's concubine?
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » jacob
And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife, and Jacob went in to her.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » A levite
And it came to pass in those days, when there was no king in Israel, that there was a certain Levite sojourning on the farther side of the hill-country of Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehem-judah.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » gideon
And his concubine who was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, and he called his name Abimelech.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Belshazzar
Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem, that the king and his lords, his wives and his concubines, m
Polygamy » Practiced by
Those who remain of him shall be buried in death, and his widows shall make no lamentation.