3 occurrences

'Dowry' in the Bible

No matter how big or how extensive your demands are for a dowry and wedding presents from me, I'll provide whatever you ask. Only give me the young lady to be my wife."

Verse ConceptsdowryMarriage, Customs ConcerningYoung MarriageThe Brides Wedding DressGiving In MarriageHusband And WifeMarriage Between Man And WomanMarriage KjvWifeLove Marriagemarraigematrimonygirlfriends

Then David sent a delegation to Saul's son Ish-bosheth to say, "Give me my wife Michal, to whom I was engaged with a dowry of 100 Philistine foreskins."

Verse ConceptsMessengers Sent OutForeskinsdowryBetrothalMarriage, Customs ConcerningCourtingEngagementOne Hundred

Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, had attacked and captured Gezer, burned it down, killed the Canaanites who lived in the city, and then gave it as a dowry for his daughter, Solomon's wife.

Verse ConceptsdaughtersdowryBetrothalMarriage, Customs ConcerningWeddingsConflagrationsBurning CitiesCapturing Cities

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