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Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Abraham
And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar, the Egyptian, her maidservant, at the end of ten years that Abram had dwelt in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram, as his wife.
And to the sons of the concubines that Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and, while he yet lived, sent them away from Isaac his son, 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 him more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he had come 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, 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 Jehdai: Regem, and Jotham, and Geshan, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph. Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber and Tirhanah;
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Nahor
(And Bethuel begot Rebecca.) These eight Milcah bore to Nahor, Abraham's brother. And his concubine, named Reumah, she also bore Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maacah.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Rehoboam
And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines; for he had taken eighteen wives and sixty concubines, and he begot twenty-eight sons and sixty daughters.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Abijah
But Abijah strengthened himself, and took fourteen wives, and begot twenty-two sons and sixteen daughters.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Manasseh
The sons of Manasseh: Asriel, ... whom she bore; his Syrian concubine 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 Amalek to Eliphaz. These are the sons of Adah Esau's wife.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » saul
And Saul had a concubine whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah. And Ishbosheth said to Abner, Why hast thou gone in to my father's concubine?
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » jacob
And she gave him Bilhah her maidservant as wife, and Jacob went in to her.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » A levite
In those days, when there was no king in Israel, a certain Levite was sojourning in the remote parts of the hill country of E'phraim, who took to himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » gideon
And his concubine who was in Shechem also bore him a son, and he called his name Abim'elech.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Belshazzar
Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels that Nebuchadnezzar his father had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines, might drink in them.