Polygamy

... a man to more than one woman, or the practice of having several wives, at the same time; -- opposed to monogamy; as, the nations of the East practiced polygamy... biblethesaurus.org/p/polygamy.htm - 19k

Lamech (11 Occurrences)

... As the husband of two wives, namely, Adah and Zillah, he furnishes the first recorded instance of polygamy. It is very instructive ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lamech.htm - 12k

Wife (437 Occurrences)

... of marriage was sanctioned in Paradise (Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:4-6). Monogamy was the original law under which man lived, but polygamy early commenced ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wife.htm - 42k

Marriage (74 Occurrences)

... This law was violated in after times, when corrupt usages began to be introduced (Genesis 4:19; 6:2). We meet with the prevalence of polygamy and concubinage ... biblethesaurus.org/m/marriage.htm - 62k

Family (438 Occurrences)

... fam'-i-li (mishpachah, bayith; patria): 1. The Foundation 2. Monogamy, the Ideal Relation 3. Equality of the Sexes 4. Polygamy 5. The Commandments and the ... biblethesaurus.org/f/family.htm - 87k

Pomegranate (11 Occurrences)

biblethesaurus.org/p/pomegranate.htm - 15k

Divorce (18 Occurrences)

... Whichever way we depart from strict practice under the Savior's direction we land in polygamy. The society that allows by its statutes ... biblethesaurus.org/d/divorce.htm - 41k

Relationships (1 Occurrence)

... sense. As long as polygamy prevailed a family would include at least the several groups of children of the wives and concubines. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/relationships.htm - 38k

Taste (46 Occurrences)

... Whichever way we depart from strict practice under the Savior's direction we land in polygamy. The society that allows by its statutes ... biblethesaurus.org/t/taste.htm - 59k

Rachel (42 Occurrences)

... The evil of polygamy is apparent from the dismal rivalry arising between the two sisters, each seeking by means of children to win the heart of Jacob. ... biblethesaurus.org/r/rachel.htm - 24k

Pollux (1 Occurrence)

biblethesaurus.org/p/pollux.htm - 7k

Ahinoam (7 Occurrences)

... The record really represents David's polygamy as a series of bids for political influence; the names of Amnon, Absalom, Adonijah suggest that the method was ... biblethesaurus.org/a/ahinoam.htm - 10k

Persians (6 Occurrences)

... great crime. (3) Marriage. The Persians practiced polygamy, and marriages between those next of kin were approved of. Pride and ... biblethesaurus.org/p/persians.htm - 20k

Solomon (277 Occurrences)

... His decline and fall from his high estate is a sad record. Chief among the causes of his decline were his polygamy and his great wealth. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/solomon.htm - 101k

Sheba (36 Occurrences)

... same civil, religious and even military functions. Polygamy does not seem to have been practiced. The Sabean inscriptions do not go ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sheba.htm - 32k

Punishments (31 Occurrences)

... king (1 Samuel 8:10), does not say that he would thus treat "their sons." It was a barbarous custom of the East (see EUNUCH; POLYGAMY), evidently regarded ... biblethesaurus.org/p/punishments.htm - 36k

Woman (4043 Occurrences)

... By Noah's time polygamy had degenerated into promiscuous inter-racial marriages of the most incestuous and illicit kind (Genesis 6:1-4; see SONS OF GOD). ... biblethesaurus.org/w/woman.htm - 45k

Purity (16 Occurrences)

... marriage. Even the exception confirmed His rule. If the exception is not allowed, polyandry or polygamy is established. No other ... biblethesaurus.org/p/purity.htm - 30k

Code (6 Occurrences)

... If a wife desires the annulling of the marriage for any other reason, she is drowned (section 143). As a rule, polygamy is not allowed. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/code.htm - 40k

Husband (154 Occurrences)

... It was due to this, in part at least, that, in spite of the discords and evils incident to polygamy, the Hebrew household was nursery of virtue and piety to an ... biblethesaurus.org/h/husband.htm - 55k

Sin (782 Occurrences)

... Hence, we find Biblical characters giving themselves readily to polygamy and warfare. The Scriptures themselves, however, throw light upon this problem. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sin.htm - 82k

Jacob (361 Occurrences)

... Jacob is not primarily to be blamed for the polygamy that brought trouble into his home-life and sowed the seeds of division and jealousy in the nation of the ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jacob.htm - 77k

Hammurabi

... If a wife desires the annulling of the marriage for any other reason, she is drowned (section 143). As a rule, polygamy is not allowed. ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hammurabi.htm - 47k

New (1850 Occurrences)

biblethesaurus.org/n/new.htm - 101k

Old (3966 Occurrences)

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