Topics

Marriage

Nave’s Topical Bible, 1897 · source

• Consanguinous, Abraham and Sarah Genesis 11:29Genesis 12:13Genesis 20:3Genesis 20:9–16
• Isaac and Rebekah Genesis 24:3Genesis 24:4Genesis 24:67Genesis 28:2
• Jacob and his wives Genesis 29:15–30
• See below, in the elaborated text
• Levirate (the brother required to marry a brother's widow) Genesis 38:8Genesis 38:11Deuteronomy 25:5–10Ruth 4:5Matthew 22:24Mark 12:19–23Luke 20:28
• Parents contract for their children
• Hagar selects a wife for Ishmael Genesis 21:21
• Abraham for Isaac Genesis 24
• Laban arranges for his daughters' marriage Genesis 29
• Samson asks his parents to procure him a wife Judges 14:2
• Parents' consent requires in the Mosaic law Exodus 22:17
• Presents given to parents to secure their favor Genesis 24:53Genesis 34:12Deuteronomy 22:291 Samuel 18:25Hosea 3:2
• Nuptial feasts Genesis 29:22Judges 14:12Esther 2:18Matthew 22:11Matthew 22:12
• Jesus present at John 2:1–5
• Ceremony attested by witnesses Ruth 4:1–11Isaiah 8:1–3
• The groom exempt one year from military duty Deuteronomy 24:5
• Bridal ornaments Isaiah 49:18Jeremiah 2:32
• Bridal presents Genesis 24:53Psalms 45:12
• A herald preceded the bridegroom Matthew 25:6
• Wedding robes adorned with jewels Isaiah 61:10
• Wives obtained
• By purchase Genesis 29:20Ruth 4:10Hosea 3:2Hosea 12:12
• By kidnapping Judges 21:21–23
• Given by Kings 1 Samuel 17:251 Samuel 18:171 Samuel 18:21
• Daughters given in, as rewards of valor Judges 1:121 Samuel 17:251 Samuel 18:27
• Wives taken by edict Esther 2:2–4Esther 2:8–14
• David gave one hundred Philistine foreskins for a wife 2 Samuel 3:14
• Wives among the Israelites must be Israelites Exodus 34:16Deuteronomy 7:3Deuteronomy 7:41 Chronicles 23:22Ezra 9:1Ezra 9:2Ezra 9:12Nehemiah 10:30Nehemiah 13:26Nehemiah 13:27Malachi 2:111 Corinthians 7:392 Corinthians 6:14
• Betrothal a quasi-marriage Matthew 1:18Luke 1:27
• Betrothal made with the spirit Ezekiel 16:8
• Celibacy deplored Judges 11:38Isaiah 4:1Jeremiah 16:9
• Advised 1 Corinthians 7:71 Corinthians 7:81 Corinthians 7:24–40
• Obligations under, inferior to duty to God Deuteronomy 13:6–10Matthew 19:29Luke 14:26
• Not binding after death Matthew 22:29Matthew 22:30Mark 12:24Mark 12:25
• See Bride
• See Bridegroom
• UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO Genesis 2:23Genesis 2:24Exodus 22:16Exodus 22:17Leviticus 18:6–18Leviticus 20:14Leviticus 20:17Leviticus 20:19–21Leviticus 21:1Leviticus 21:7Leviticus 21:13–15Numbers 36:8Deuteronomy 21:10–14Deuteronomy 24:1–5Proverbs 18:22Proverbs 21:9Proverbs 21:19Jeremiah 29:6Hosea 2:19Hosea 2:20Malachi 2:13–16Matthew 5:31Matthew 5:32Mark 6:17Mark 6:18Mark 10:2–12Matthew 19:2–9Luke 16:18Romans 7:1–31 Corinthians 6:161 Corinthians 7:1–401 Corinthians 9:51 Corinthians 11:111 Corinthians 11:121 Timothy 3:21 Timothy 3:121 Timothy 4:11 Timothy 4:31 Timothy 5:14Hebrews 13:4
• FIGURATIVE Isaiah 54:5Isaiah 62:4Isaiah 62:5Jeremiah 3:14Jeremiah 31:32Hosea 1:2Hosea 2:19Hosea 2:20Ephesians 5:30–32Revelation 19:7–9
• Parables from Matthew 22:2Matthew 25:1–10
• See Divorce
• See Husband
• See Wife