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Although the Old Testament describes numerous examples of polygynous (one male, one wife with multiple concubines) instances of polygamy among devotees to God, most Christian groups have historically rejected the practice of polygamy and have upheld monogamy alone as normative. Nevertheless, some Christian groups in different periods have ...
Although the Old Testament describes numerous examples of polygamy among devotees to God, most Christian groups have rejected the practice of polygamy and have upheld monogamy alone as normative. Nevertheless, some Christians groups in different periods have practiced, or currently do practice, polygamy.
Polygyny, or men having multiple wives at once, is one of the most common marital arrangements represented in the Old Testament, [1] yet scholars doubt that it was common among average Israelites because of the wealth needed to practice it. [2] Both the biblical patriarchs and kings of Israel are described as engaged in polygamous relationships ...
Any woman who succeeds in avoiding the bar on polygamy is denied basic legal rights regarding marriage, divorce, and financial support. The denial of these rights "perpetuates the cycle of 'abuse and exploitation' that is sometimes synonymous with modern-day polygamy". [53] Polygamy often puts extra, strenuous responsibilities on women.
"Thou shalt not commit adultery" (Biblical Hebrew: לֹא תִנְאָף, romanized: Lōʾ t̲inʾāp̲) is found in the Book of Exodus of the Hebrew Bible.It is considered the sixth commandment by Roman Catholic and Lutheran authorities, but the seventh by Jewish and most Protestant authorities.
Elkanah practiced polygamy; his other wife, less favoured but bearing more children, was named Peninnah. The names of Elkanah's other children apart from Samuel are not given. Elkanah plays only a minor role in the narrative, and is mostly a supporting character to Eli, Hannah, and Samuel.
Many of the patriarchs, including Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, King David, and King Solomon, practiced polygamy and/or concubinage despite God establishing one man and one woman for each other from the beginning in Gen2:24 and later clarified in the New Testament Matthew 19:4-8 by Jesus Son of God Himself saying that from the beginning God made one ...
Along with most early Christian interpreters of this parable, [6] some today continue to understand it as an allegory, whereby Jesus Christ is the bridegroom, [2] [5] echoing the Old Testament image of God as the bridegroom in Jeremiah 2:2 and similar passages, [2] and the virgins are the Christians. [7] The awaited event is the Second Coming ...