Marriage: |
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A man shall leave his
parents and cleave to his wife and they will become one
flesh.
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Primary: Gen. 2:23-24
Supporting: Matt. 19:4-5, Mark 10:6-9, 1 Cor. 7:1-5, Eph. 5:31 |
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Marriage contract is between the father of the bride and the
groom.
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Primary: Ex.
21:9-11, Gen. 24:49-58, Gen. 29:15-22 |
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Husbands have authority over their wives.
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Primary: Gen.
3:16, Num. 30:7-13
Supporting: Est. 1:20, 1Cor. 11:3-11, 1Cor. 14:34-35, Eph.
5:22-24, Col. 3:18, Titus 2:3-5, 1Pet. 3:1-6 |
- We are
not to marry those of heathen nations.
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Primary: Gen. 28:6, Ex. 34:15-16, Deut. 7:1-3
Supporting: Josh. 23:12-13, Jdgs. 3:5-8, 1Ki. 11:1-2, Ezra
9:1-12, Ezra 10:2-11, Neh. 10:28-30, Neh. 13:25-27, 1Cor. 15:33,
2Cor. 6:14-17, James 4:4 |
- A
female betrothed to her master can be redeemed but cannot be
sold to a foreign nation.
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Primary: Ex. 21:7-11 |
- A man
with more than one wife shall not diminish one for the other.
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Primary: Ex. 21:9-11 |
- When
the wife is falsely accused of not being a virgin the father
should bring the consummation bedding to the elders as proof
of virginity.
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Primary: Deut. 22:13-19 |
- When
the wife is falsely accused of not being a virgin the
husband may not divorce her.
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Primary: Deut. 22:13-19 |
- When
the wife is falsely accused of not being a virgin the
husband shall be punished.
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Primary: Deut. 22:13-19 |
- A man
must not remarry his wife if she has lain with another man.
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Primary: Deut. 24:1-4 |
- He who
has taken a wife is given a year to rejoice with her.
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Primary: Deut. 24:5 |
- A
newly married man is free from military and business for one
year.
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Primary: Deut. 20:7, Deut. 24:5 |
- A
widow with no children is not to marry a stranger. She
must marry her husbands brother.
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Primary: Deut. 24:5-10
Supporting: Matt. 22:24 |
- If a
man believes his wife was unfaithful, but does not have any
witnesses, he shall bring her to the priest with a barley
offering with no oil or frankincense.
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Primary: Num. 5:12-15 |
- The
priest shall mix dust from the Tabernacle floor with water
fromt he laver and charge the woman with an oath while her
head is uncovered.
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Primary: Num. 5:16-21 |
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priest shall write these curses in a book and blot them out
with the bitter water. Then he will cause the woman to
drink the bitter water and wave the offering before YHVH and
offer it on the altar.
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Primary: Num. 5:22-26 |
- If the
woman is guilty her belly will swell and her thigh will rot.
If she is not guilty she shall conceive seed and be
guiltless.
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Primary: Num. 5:27-31 |
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