MARRIAGE in the Bible

-Consanguinous, Abraham and Sarah ; 12:13; 20:3,9-16 -Isaac and Rebekah ,4,67; 28:2 -Jacob and his wives -30 -See below, in the elaborated text -Levirate (the brother required to marry a brother's widow) ,11; -10; ; ; -23; -Parents contract for their children -Hagar selects a wife for Ishmael -Abraham for Isaac GEN 24 -Laban arranges for his daughters' marriage GEN 29 -Samson asks his parents to procure him a wife -Parents' consent requires in the Mosaic law -Presents given to parents to secure their favor ; 34:12; ; ; -Nuptial feasts ; ; ; ,12 -Jesus present at -5 -Ceremony attested by witnesses -11; -3 -The groom exempt one year from military duty -Bridal ornaments ; -Bridal presents ; -A herald preceded the bridegroom -Wedding robes adorned with jewels -Wives obtained -By purchase ; ; ; 12:12 -By kidnapping -23 -Given by Kings ; 18:17,21 -Daughters given in, as rewards of valor ; ; 18:27 -Wives taken by edict -4,8-14 -David gave one hundred Philistine foreskins for a wife -Wives among the Israelites must be Israelites ; ,4; ; ,2,12; ; 13:26,27; ; ; -Betrothal a quasi-marriage ; -Betrothal made with the spirit -Celibacy deplored ; ; -Advised ,8,24-40 -Obligations under, inferior to duty to God -10; ; -Not binding after death ,30; ,25 -See BRIDE -See BRIDEGROOM -UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO ,24; ,17; -18; 20:14,17,19-21; 21:1,7,13-15; ; -14; 24:1-5; ; 21:9,19; ; ,20; -16; ,32; ,18; 10:2-12; -9; ; -3; ; 7:1-40; 9:5; 11:11,12; ,12; 4:1,3; 5:14; -FIGURATIVE ; 62:4,5; ; 31:32; ; 2:19,20; -32; -9 -Parables from ; 25:1-10 -See DIVORCE -See HUSBAND -See WIFE