24 Bible Verses about Giving In Marriage

Jesus answered and said unto them, "The children of this world marry wives, and are married,

And let the damsel's father say unto the elders, 'I gave my daughter unto this man to wife and he hateth her:

And Laban answered, "It is better that I give her thee, than to another man: bide therefore with me."

And Jacob said unto Laban, "Give me my wife, that I may lie with her. For the time appointed me is come."

Pass out this week, and then shall this also be given thee for the service which thou shalt serve me yet seven years more.

And Hamor communed with them, saying, "The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter: give her him to wife,

Ask freely of me both the dowry and gifts, and I will give according as ye say unto me, and give me the damsel to wife."

And she put her widow's garments off from her and covered her with a cloak, and disguised herself: And sat her down at the entering of Enaim which is by the high way's side to Timnath, for because she saw that Shelah was grown, and she was not given unto him to wife.

And Judah knew them, saying, "She is more righteous than I, because I gave her not to Shelah my son." But he lay with her no more.

And Moses was content to dwell with the man. And he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter which bare a son,

And he took Zipporah, Moses' wife, after she was sent back; and her two sons, of which the one was called Gershom - for he said, "I have been an alien in a strange land" - And the other was called Eliezer - "For the God of my father was mine help and delivered me from the sword of Pharaoh."read more.
And Jethro, Moses' father-in-law, came with his two sons and his wife unto Moses into the wilderness: where he had pitched his tent by the mount of God.

And Caleb said, "He that smiteth Kiriathsepher and taketh it: to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife. And Othniel, the son of Kenaz, the brother of Caleb took it. And he gave him Achsah his daughter to wife.

And Caleb said, "He that smiteth Kiriathsepher, and taketh it, to him will I give Achsah my daughter to wife." And Othniel the son of Kenaz Caleb's younger brother took it: to whom he gave Achsah his daughter to wife,

And every man of Israel said, "See ye this man that is come forth; even to revile Israel is he come. And to him that beateth him will the king give great riches, and will give him his daughter thereto: yea and make his father's house free in Israel."

And shortly after that, David arose with his men, and went, and slew of the Philistines, two hundred men; and brought their foreskins, and satisfied the king thereof to be his son-in-law. And so Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.

But Joash king of Israel sent again to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, "A thistle in Lebanon sent to a cypress tree in Lebanon, saying, 'Give thy daughter to my son to wife.' But the wild beasts in Lebanon went and trod down the thistle.

Then Sarai, Abram's wife, took Hagar her maid the Egyptian - after Abram had dwelled ten years in the land of Canaan - and gave her to her husband Abram, to be his wife.

And she gave him Bilhah her handmaid to wife. And Jacob went in unto her:

When Lea saw that she had left bearing, she took Zilpah her maid, and gave her Jacob to wife.

Then said Lea, "God hath given me my reward, because I gave my maiden to my husband." And she called him Issachar.

Now the damsel to whom I say, 'stoop down thy pitcher, and let me drink.' If she say, 'Drink, and I will give thy camels drink also,' the same is she that thou hast ordained for thy servant Isaac: yea, and thereby shall I know that thou hast showed mercy on my master.

and she say again to me, 'drink thou, and I will also draw water for thy camels,' that same is the wife, whom the LORD hath prepared for my master's son.'

Behold Rebekah before thy face: take her and go, and let her be thy master's son's wife, even as the LORD hath said."

Also thou shalt make no marriages with them, neither give thy daughter unto his son nor take his daughter unto thy son.