6 occurrences

'Marry' in the Bible

Furthermore, he must not marry many wives lest his affections turn aside, and he must not accumulate much silver and gold.

Verse ConceptsGoldHeart, HumanLove, In RelationshipsPolygamySilverHuman DesiresGetting Rich

Or who among you has become engaged to a woman but has not married her? He may go home, lest he die in battle and someone else marry her."

Verse ConceptsBattlesBetrothalMarriage, Customs ConcerningSinglenessEngagementPossibility Of DeathMarriage Between Man And Woman

If brothers live together and one of them dies without having a son, the dead man's wife must not remarry someone outside the family. Instead, her late husband's brother must go to her, marry her, and perform the duty of a brother-in-law.

Verse Conceptsethics, personalBrothersLoyaltyStrangersLack Of SonsBrothers in lawDutyDeath Of A Family MemberRelationships With BoyfriendDeath Of A ChildMarriage Between Man And WomanRaising ChildrenWomen's RolesRelationships And DatingFamily Deathculture

But if the man does not want to marry his brother's widow, then she must go to the elders at the town gate and say, "My husband's brother refuses to preserve his brother's name in Israel; he is unwilling to perform the duty of a brother-in-law to me!"

Verse ConceptsOld Age, Attitudes ToTownComing To GatesPeople UnwillingBrothers in lawMarriage Between Man And Woman

Then the elders of his city must summon him and speak to him. If he persists, saying, "I don't want to marry her,"

Verse ConceptsPeople Unwilling

Bible Theasaurus

Combine (2 instances)
Couple (23 instances)
Espouse (2 instances)
Marry (74 instances)

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