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Marriage
Divinely instituted - Ge 2:24
A covenant relationship - Mal 2:4
DESIGNED FOR
The expectation of the promised seed of the woman an incentive to, in the early age - Ge 3:15; 4:1
Lawful in all - 1Co 7:2,28; 1Ti 5:14
Honourable for all - Heb 13:4
Should be only in the Lord - 1Co 7:39
EXPRESSED BY
Indissoluble during the joint lives of the parties - Mt 19:6; Ro 7:2,3; 1Co 7:39
Early introduction of polygamy - Ge 4:19
Contracted in patriarchal age with near relations - Ge 20:12; 24:24; 28:2
Often contracted by parents for children - Ge 24:49-51; 34:6,8
Should be with consent of parents - Ge 28:8; Jud 14:2,3
Consent of the parties necessary to - Ge 24:57,58; 1Sa 18:20; 25:41
Parents might refuse to give their children in - Ex 22:17; De 7:3
THE JEWS
Priest not to contract, with divorced or improper persons - Le 21:7
The high priest not to contract, with a widow or a divorced or profane person - Le 21:14
Contracted at the gate and before witnesses - Ru 4:1,10,11
Modes of demanding women in - Ge 24:3,4; 34:6,8; 1Sa 25:39,40
Elder daughters usually given in, before the younger - Ge 29:26
A dowry given to the woman's parents before - Ge 29:18; 34:12; 1Sa 18:27,28; Ho 3:2
CELEBRATED
A benediction pronounced after - Ge 24:60; Ru 4:11,12
THE BRIDE
THE BRIDEGROOM
Garments provided for guests at - Mt 22:12
Infidelity of those contracted in, punished as if married - De 22:23,24; Mt 1:19
ILLUSTRATIVE OF
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