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John Gill comments on 1 Corinthians 7 and states that polygamy is unlawful; and that one man is to have but one wife, and to keep to her; and that one woman is to have but one husband, and to keep to him and the wife only has a power over the husband's body, a right to it, and may claim the use of it: this power over each other's bodies is not ...
Polygamy is the practice of having more than one spouse at the same time. Specifically, polygyny is the practice of one man taking more than one wife while polyandry is the practice of one woman taking more than one husband. Polygamy is a common marriage pattern in some parts of the world.
In the New Testament, Jesus recalled the earlier scriptures, noting that a man and a wife "shall become one flesh". [79] Paul stated in one of his letters that "For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does". [80]
Old wife and a new one (1935) by Azim Azimzade. Under Islamic marital jurisprudence, Muslim men are allowed to practice polygyny, that is, they can have more than one wife at the same time. Muslim men can have up to four wives at a time. Polyandry, the practice of a woman having more than one husband, is not permitted.
[32] Among the Hephthalites, "the practice of several husbands to one wife, or polyandry, was always the rule, which is agreed on by all commentators. That this was plain was evidenced by the custom among the women of wearing a hat containing a number of horns, one for each of the subsequent husbands, all of whom were also brothers to the husband.
Husband Didn't Invite His Wife to One-on-One Trip with Female Friend, Doesn't Get Why Wife Is Upset. Toria Sheffield. January 4, 2025 at 4:30 AM. Skynesher/Getty. Man and woman arguing (stock image)
A wife found the body of her husband buried in 3 feet of snow after he was killed in an avalanche in Colorado on Tuesday, Jan. 7, an official Colorado Avalanche Information Center report stated
She called 911 to say she and her husband had been shot by two masked men. Following the shooting, Brenda went with Pavatt and her two children to Mexico before she and her lover were named as ...