Marriage: Consanguineous (Related by Blood)

Abraham and Sarah,

Gen 11:29; 12:13; 20:3, 9-16;

Isaac and Rebekah,

Gen 24:3, 4, 67; 28:2;

Jacob and his wives,

Gen 29:15-30;

see below, in the elaborated text.

Levirate (the brother required to marry a brother's widow),

Gen 38:8, 11; Deu 25:5-10; Rth 4:5; Mat 22:24; Mar 12:19-23; Luk 20:28.

Marriage: Parents Contract for Their Children:

Hagar selects a wife for Ishmael,

Gen 21:21;

Abraham for Isaac,

Gen 24;

Laban arranges for his daughters' marriage,

Gen 29;

Samson asks his parents to procure him a wife,

Jdg 14:2.

Marriage: Parents' Consent Requires in the Mosaic Law

Exd 22:17

Marriage: Presents Given to Parents to Secure Their Favor

Gen 24:53; 34:12; Deu 22:29; 1Sa 18:25; Hsa 3:2

Marriage: Nuptial Feasts

Gen 29:22; Jdg 14:12; Est 2:18; Mat 22:11, 12

Marriage: Jesus Present At

Jhn 2:1-5

Marriage: Ceremony Attested by Witnesses

Rth 4:1-11; Isa 8:1-3

Marriage: Bridegroom Exempt One Year from Military Duty

Deu 24:5

Marriage: Bridal Ornaments

Isa 49:18; Jer 2:32

Marriage: Bridal Presents

Gen 24:53; Psa 45:12

Marriage: A Herald Preceded the Bridegroom

Mat 25:6

Marriage: Wedding Robes Adorned with Jewels

Isa 61:10

Marriage: Wives Obtained

By purchase,

Gen 29:20; Rth 4:10; Hsa 3:2; 12:12;

by kidnapping,

Jdg 21:21-23.

Marriage: Given by Kings

1Sa 17:25; 18:17, 21

Marriage: Daughters Given In

As rewards of valor,

Jdg 1:12; 1Sa 17:25; 18:27.

Marriage: Wives Taken by Edict

Est 2:2-4, 8-14

Marriage: David Gave One Hundred Philistine Foreskins for a Wife

2Sa 3:14

Marriage: Wives among the Israelites Must Be Israelites

Exd 34:16; Deu 7:3, 4; 1Ch 23:22; Ezr 9:1, 2, 12; Neh 10:30; 13:26, 27; Mal 2:11; 1Cr 7:39; 2Cr 6:14

Marriage: Betrothal a Quasi-Marriage

Mat 1:18; Luk 1:27

Marriage: Betrothal Made with the Spirit

Eze 16:8

Marriage: Celibacy

Deplored,

Jdg 11:38; Isa 4:1; Jer 16:9;

advised,

1Cr 7:7, 8, 24-40.

Marriage: Obligations Under

Inferior to duty to God,

Deu 13:6-10; Mat 19:29; Luk 14:26.

Marriage: Not Binding after Death

Mat 22:29, 30; Mar 12:24, 25

Marriage: References Concerning

See BRIDE; BRIDEGROOM

Marriage: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To:

Gen 2:23, 24; Exd 22:16, 17; Lev 18:6-18; 20:14, 17, 19-21; 21:1, 7, 13-15; Num 36:8; Deu 21:10-14; 24:1-5; Pro 18:22; 21:9, 19; Jer 29:6; Hsa 2:19, 20; Mal 2:13-16; Mat 5:31, 32; Mar 6:17, 18; 10:2-12; Mat 19:2-9; Luk 16:18; Rom 7:1-3; 1Cr 6:16; 7:1-40; 9:5; 11:11, 12; 1Ti 3:2, 12; 4:1, 3; 5:14; Hbr 13:4

Marriage: Figurative:

Isa 54:5; 62:4, 5; Jer 3:14; 31:32; Hsa 1:2; 2:19, 20; Eph 5:30-32; Rev 19:7-9

Parables from,

Mat 22:2; 25:1-10.

See DIVORCE; HUSBAND; WIFE