24 Bible Verses about Giving In Marriage
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And Jesus said to them, The sons of this world are married and have wives;
And let the girl's father say to the responsible men, I gave my daughter to this man for his wife, but he has no love for her;
And Laban said, It is better for you to have her than another man: go on living here with me.
Then Jacob said to Laban, Give me my wife so that I may have her, for the days are ended.
Let the week of the bride-feast come to its end and then we will give you the other in addition, if you will be my servant for another seven years.
But Hamor said to them, Shechem, my son, is full of desire for your daughter: will you then give her to him for a wife?
However great you make the bride-price and payment, I will give it; only let me have the girl for my wife.
She took off her widow's clothing, and covering herself with her veil, she took her seat near Enaim on the road to Timnah; for she saw that Shelah was now a man, but she had not been made his wife.
Then Judah said openly that they were his, and said, She is more upright than I am, for I did not give her to Shelah my son. And he had no more connection with her.
And Moses was happy to go on living with the man; and he gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses.
And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after he had sent her away, And her two sons, one of whom was named Gershom, for he said, I have been living in a strange land: And the name of the other was Eliezer, for he said, The God of my father was my help, and kept me safe from the sword of Pharaoh:read more.
And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his sons and his wife to where Moses had put up his tent in the waste land, by the mountain of God.
And Caleb said, I will give Achsah, my daughter, as wife to the man who overcomes Kiriath-sepher and takes it. And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, Caleb's brother, took it: so he gave him his daughter Achsah for his wife.
And Caleb said, I will give Achsah, my daughter, as wife to the man who overcomes Kiriath-sepher and takes it. And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, Caleb's younger brother, took it; so he gave him his daughter Achsah for his wife.
And the men of Israel said, Have you seen this man? Clearly he has come out to put shame on Israel: and it is certain that if any man overcomes him, the king will give that man great wealth, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's family free in Israel.
So David and his men got up and went, and put to death two hundred of the Philistines; and David took their private parts and gave the full number of them to the king, so that he might be the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him his daughter Michal for his wife.
And Jehoash, king of Israel, sent to Amaziah, king of Judah, saying, The thorn-tree in Lebanon sent to the cedar in Lebanon, saying, Give your daughter to my son for a wife: and a beast from the woodland in Lebanon went by, crushing the thorn under his feet.
So after Abram had been living for ten years in the land of Canaan, Sarai took Hagar, her Egyptian servant, and gave her to Abram for his wife.
When it was clear to Leah that she would have no more children for a time, she gave Zilpah, her servant, to Jacob as a wife.
Then Leah said, God has made payment to me for giving my servant-girl to my husband: so she gave her son the name Issachar.
Now, may the girl to whom I say, Let down your vessel and give me a drink, and who says in answer, Here is a drink for you and let me give water to your camels: may she be the one marked out by you for your servant Isaac: so may I be certain that you have been good to my master Abraham.
Take a drink, and I will get water for your camels; let her be the woman marked out by the Lord for my master's son.
See, here is Rebekah: take her and go, and let her be your master's son's wife, as the Lord has said.
Do not take wives or husbands from among them; do not give your daughters to their sons, or take their daughters for your sons.