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Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Abraham
And Sarai Abram's wife took Hagar her maid the Egyptian, after Abram had dwelt ten years in the land of Canaan, and gave her to her husband Abram to be his wife.
But unto the sons of the concubines, whom Abraham had, Abraham gave gifts, and sent them away from Isaac his son, while he yet lived, eastward, unto the east country.
Now 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 himself more concubines and wives out of Jerusalem, after he was 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, 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 begat Gazez. And the sons of Jahdai; Regem, and Jotham, and Gesham, and Pelet, and Ephah, and Shaaph. Maachah, Caleb's concubine, bore Sheber, and Tirhanah.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Nahor
And Bethuel begat Rebekah: these eight Milcah did bear to Nahor, Abraham's brother. And his concubine, whose name was Reumah, she bore also Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maachah.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Rehoboam
And Rehoboam loved Maachah the daughter of Absalom above all his wives and his concubines: (for he took eighteen wives, and threescore concubines; and begat twenty and eight sons, and threescore daughters.)
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Abijah
But Abijah grew mighty, and married fourteen wives, and begot twenty and two sons, and sixteen daughters.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Manasseh
The sons of Manasseh; Ashriel, whom she bore: (but his concubine the Aramitess 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 were 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 Ish-bosheth said to Abner, Why have you gone in unto my father's concubine?
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » jacob
And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid as his wife: and Jacob went in unto 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 side of mount Ephraim, who took to him a concubine out of Bethlehemjudah.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » gideon
And his concubine that was in Shechem, she also bore him a son, whose name he called Abimelech.
Concubinage » Laws concerning » Practiced by » Belshazzar
Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded to bring the golden and silver vessels which his father Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which was in Jerusalem; that the king, and his lords, his wives, and his concubines, might drink from them.