Polygamy

... Successes in further wars come and add other women to be distributed. Of course to the sheik or king there soon comes the seraglio and the harem. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/polygamy.htm - 19k

Bigtha (1 Occurrence)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Garden, or gift of fortune, one of the seven eunuchs or chamberlains who had charge of the harem of Ahasuerus (Esther 1:10). Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bigtha.htm - 7k

Harem (8 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) The family of wives and concubines belonging to one man, in Mohammedan countries; a seraglio. Multi-Version Concordance Harem (8 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/h/harem.htm - 9k

Xerxes (24 Occurrences)

... During the remainder of his reign, Xerxes seems to have spent a listless existence, absorbed in intrigues of the harem, and leaving the government to be ... biblethesaurus.org/x/xerxes.htm - 14k

Immanuel (3 Occurrences)

... The hypothesis of some critics that a woman of the harem of Ahaz became the mother of Hezekiah, and that he was the Immanuel of the prophet's thought is not ... biblethesaurus.org/i/immanuel.htm - 16k

Rumah (2 Occurrences)

... Alexandrinus Rhuma): To this place belonged Pedaiah whose daughter Zebudah (the Revised Version (British and American) "Zebidah") entered the harem of Josiah ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rumah.htm - 8k

Rab-saris (3 Occurrences)

... They usually had charge of his harem; sometimes they occupied court positions. Frequently they superintended the education of the youth. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rab-saris.htm - 9k

Rabsaris (3 Occurrences)

... They usually had charge of his harem; sometimes they occupied court positions. Frequently they superintended the education of the youth. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rabsaris.htm - 10k

Esther (48 Occurrences)

... She was a Jewess named Hadas'sah (the myrtle), but when she entered the royal harem she received the name by which she henceforth became known (Esther 2:7). It ... biblethesaurus.org/e/esther.htm - 58k

Eunuch (20 Occurrences)

... Isaiah 56:4, 5). On the other hand, the kings of Israel and Judah followed their royal neighbors in employing eunuchs (1) as guardians of the harem (2 Kings 9 ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eunuch.htm - 22k

Mordecai (52 Occurrences)

... When she was brought into the king's harem and made queen in the room of the deposed queen Vashti, he was promoted to some office in the court of Ahasuerus ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mordecai.htm - 28k

Accursed (26 Occurrences)

... word meant "to separate," "shut off." The Arabic charim denoted the precincts of the temple at Mecca, and also the women's apartment (whence the word "harem"). ... biblethesaurus.org/a/accursed.htm - 18k

Arvad (2 Occurrences)

... Ashurbanipal (circa 664) compelled its king Yakinlu to submit and send one of his daughters to become a member of the royal harem (Rawlinson, Phoenicia, 456-57 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arvad.htm - 11k

Arvadites (1 Occurrence)

... Ashurbanipal (circa 664) compelled its king Yakinlu to submit and send one of his daughters to become a member of the royal harem (Rawlinson, Phoenicia, 456-57 ... biblethesaurus.org/a/arvadites.htm - 10k

Abimelech (63 Occurrences)

... 20:1-18). By an interposition of Providence, Sarah was delivered from his harem, and was restored to her husband Abraham. As a Mark ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abimelech.htm - 36k

Shaashgaz (1 Occurrence)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Servant of the beautiful, a chief eunuch in the second house of the harem of king Ahasuerus (Esther 2:14). Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/shaashgaz.htm - 7k

Sarai (13 Occurrences)

... marriage with a man of Abraham's power, sends for Sarah, whom he knows only as Abraham's sister, and for the second time she takes her place in the harem of a ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sarai.htm - 20k

Hegai (3 Occurrences)

... Easton's Bible Dictionary Eunuch, had charge of the harem of Ahasuerus (Esther 2:8). Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. HEGAI; HEGE. ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hegai.htm - 8k

Sarah (38 Occurrences)

... marriage with a man of Abraham's power, sends for Sarah, whom he knows only as Abraham's sister, and for the second time she takes her place in the harem of a ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sarah.htm - 28k

Songs (100 Occurrences)

... WR Smith regarded Canticles as a protest against the luxury and the extensive harem of Solomon. True love could not exist in such an environment. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/songs.htm - 62k

Family (438 Occurrences)

... with him. The commandment would not and could not have so pictured the mother had she been one of the inmates of a harem. 6. The ... biblethesaurus.org/f/family.htm - 87k

Hare (2 Occurrences)

biblethesaurus.org/h/hare.htm - 12k

Joab (128 Occurrences)

... heir to the throne. But their plans were defeated by those of the harem, and Joab had to pay the price with his life. Taken as a ... biblethesaurus.org/j/joab.htm - 53k

Rehoboam (42 Occurrences)

... family. Evidently he was of luxurious habit and followed his father in the possession of a considerable harem (2 Chronicles 11:18-23). ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rehoboam.htm - 34k

Song (207 Occurrences)

... WR Smith regarded Canticles as a protest against the luxury and the extensive harem of Solomon. True love could not exist in such an environment. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/song.htm - 78k

Solomon (277 Occurrences)

... names. Like the heir apparent of a Turkish sultan, Solomon seems to have spent his best years in the seclusion of the harem. There ... biblethesaurus.org/s/solomon.htm - 101k

Judicial (2 Occurrences)

... government was limited, for he was to be elected by the people; must be a native Hebrew; must not keep a large cavalry; must not support a harem; must not ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judicial.htm - 25k

Hareph (1 Occurrence)

biblethesaurus.org/h/hareph.htm - 7k

Woman (4043 Occurrences)

... The women of heathen nations in the harem of Solomon (1 Kings 11:1) turned the heart of the wise king to unaccountable folly in the worship of the Sidonian ... biblethesaurus.org/w/woman.htm - 45k

Saul (371 Occurrences)

... Saul had, it seems, other wives, who were taken into the harem of David in accordance with the practice of the times (2 Samuel 12:8), but of them and their ... biblethesaurus.org/s/saul.htm - 76k

King (25505 Occurrences)

... Israel's kings also had a palace (1 Kings 7:1-12; 1 Kings 22:39 Jeremiah 22:14), a royal harem (2 Samuel 16:21), and a bodyguard (2 Samuel 8:18; 2 Samuel 15:18 ... biblethesaurus.org/k/king.htm - 64k

Kingdom (409 Occurrences)

... Israel's kings also had a palace (1 Kings 7:1-12; 1 Kings 22:39 Jeremiah 22:14), a royal harem (2 Samuel 16:21), and a bodyguard (2 Samuel 8:18; 2 Samuel 15:18 ... biblethesaurus.org/k/kingdom.htm - 101k

Law (670 Occurrences)

... government was limited, for he was to be elected by the people; must be a native Hebrew; must not keep a large cavalry; must not support a harem; must not ... biblethesaurus.org/l/law.htm - 101k