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  2. Gomer (wife of Hosea) - Wikipedia

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    Gomer (Hebrew: גומר, romanized: Gōmer) was the wife of the prophet Hosea (8th century BC), mentioned in the Hebrew Bible's Book of Hosea . English translations of Hosea 1:2 refer to her alternatively as a "promiscuous woman" , a "harlot" , and a "whore" but Hosea is told to marry her according to Divine appointment. She is also described ...

  3. Rahab - Wikipedia

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    Rahab (center) in James Tissot's The Harlot of Jericho and the Two Spies.Rahab (/ ˈ r eɪ h æ b /; [1] Hebrew: רָחָב, Modern: Raẖav, Tiberian: Rāḥāḇ, "broad", "large" "رحاب") was, according to the Book of Joshua, a Gentile and a Canaanite woman who resided within Jericho in the Promised Land and assisted the Israelites by hiding two men who had been sent to scout the city ...

  4. Safiyya bint Huyayy - Wikipedia

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    Before marrying the Prophet, Safiyyah had been married twice. Her first husband was the Rabbi Sallam ibn Mishkim , and her second was Kenana ibn al-Rabi , a key opponent of the Prophet. The latter was abusive toward Safiyyah; in the hadith , she recounted an incident where he struck her after she described a dream in which she saw the moon ...

  5. Sexuality and marital status of Jesus - Wikipedia

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    In first century Judaea, sexual immorality in Second Temple Judaism included incest, impure thoughts, homosexual relations, adultery, and bestiality.According to the rabbinic interpretation of Genesis 2:24, [1] [2] "a man shall leave his father and his mother" forbids a man from having relations with his father's wife and his own biological mother; "cleave to his wife" forbids a man from ...

  6. Wives of Muhammad - Wikipedia

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    [20] [21] [22] Muhammad used to manage her caravans; and Khadija, being impressed by the skills of Muhammad, sent a proposal to the Islamic prophet. [23] Around 595, the couple married, and this marriage, his first, would be both happy and monogamous; Muhammad would rely on Khadija in many ways, until her death 25 years later.

  7. Khawlah bint Hakim - Wikipedia

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    Khawlah bint Hakim (Arabic: خولة بنت حكيم) was a woman in Arabia and a disciple of Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam.. She was married to Uthman bin Maz'oon, both being among the earliest converts to Islam. [1]

  8. Rayhana bint Zayd - Wikipedia

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    Rayhana bint Zayd (Arabic: ريحانة بنت زيد, romanized: Rayḥāna bint Zayd; died c. 631 CE) was a Jewish convert to Islam from the Banu Nadir.Through marriage, she was also a part of the Banu Qurayza, another local Jewish tribe.

  9. Islamic views on concubinage - Wikipedia

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    Salamah ibn al-Muhabbiq reported: A man had intercourse with the servant girl of his wife, so the matter was referred to the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. The Prophet said, "If she had done so willingly, then she belongs to him and he must pay the likes of her price.