Marriage Consanguineous:
- Abraham and Sarah
Genesis 11:29; Genesis 12:13; Genesis 20:3; Genesis 20:16
- Isaac and Rebekah
Genesis 24:4; Genesis 24:67; Genesis 28:2
- Jacob and his wives
Genesis 29:30
- Levirate (the brother required to marry a brother's widow)
Genesis 38:8; Genesis 38:11; Deuteronomy 25:10; Ruth 4:5; Matthew 22:24; Mark 12:23; Luke 20:28
Parents contract for their children:
- Hagar selects a wife for Ishmael
Genesis 21:21
- Abraham selects a wife for Isaac
Genesis 24
- Laban arranges for his daughters' marriage
Genesis 29
- Samson asks his parents to procure him a wife
Judges 14:2
Parents' consent required in the Mosaic law
Exodus 22:17
Presents given to parents to secure their favor
Genesis 24:53; Genesis 34:12; Deuteronomy 22:29; 1 Samuel 18:25; Hosea 3:2
Nuptial feasts
Genesis 29:22; Judges 14:12; Esther 2:18; Matthew 22:12
Jesus present at
John 2:5
Ceremony attested by witnesses
Ruth 4:11; Isaiah 8:3
Bridegroom exempt one year from military duty
Deuteronomy 24:5
Bridal ornaments
Isaiah 49:18; Jeremiah 2:32
Bridal presents
Genesis 24:53; Psalms 45:12
Herald preceded the bridegroom
Matthew 25:6
Wedding robes adorned with jewels
Isaiah 61:10
Wives obtained:
- By purchase
Genesis 29:20; Ruth 4:10; Hosea 3:2; Hosea 12:12
- By kidnapping
Judges 21:23
Given by kings
1 Samuel 17:25; 1 Samuel 18:17; 1 Samuel 18:21
Daughters given in, as rewards of valor
Judges 1:12; 1 Samuel 17:25; 1 Samuel 18:27
Wives taken by edict
Esther 2:4; Esther 2:14
David gave one hundred Philistine foreskins for a wife
2 Samuel 3:14
Wives among the Israelites must be Israelites
Exodus 34:16; Deuteronomy 7:4; 1 Chronicles 23:22; Ezra 9:2; Ezra 9:12; Nehemiah 10:30; Nehemiah 13:27; Malachi 2:11; 1 Corinthians 7:39; 2 Corinthians 6:14
Betrothal, a quasi-marriage
Matthew 1:18; Luke 1:27
Betrothal made with the spirit
Ezekiel 16:8
Celibacy:
- Deplored
Judges 11:38; Isaiah 4:1; Jeremiah 16:9
- Advised
1 Corinthians 7:8; 1 Corinthians 7:40
Obligations under, inferior to duty to God
Deuteronomy 13:10; Matthew 19:29; Luke 14:26
Not binding after death
Matthew 22:30; Mark 12:25
Bride; Bridegroom
Unclassified scriptures relating to
Genesis 2:24; 1 Corinthians 6:16; Exodus 22:17; Ephesians 5:33; Leviticus 18:18; Deuteronomy 22:30; Leviticus 20:14; Leviticus 20:17; Leviticus 20:21; Leviticus 21:1; Leviticus 21:7; Leviticus 21:15; Numbers 36:8; Deuteronomy 21:14; Deuteronomy 24:5; Proverbs 18:22; Proverbs 21:9; Proverbs 21:19; Jeremiah 29:6; Hosea 2:20; Malachi 2:16; Matthew 5:32; Mark 6:18; Mark 10:12; Matthew 19:9; Luke 16:18; Romans 7:3; 1 Corinthians 7:40; 1 Corinthians 9:5; 1 Corinthians 11:12; 1 Timothy 3:2; 1 Timothy 3:12; 1 Timothy 4:1; 1 Timothy 4:3; 1 Timothy 5:14; Hebrews 13:4
Figurative
- Figurative
Isaiah 54:5; Isaiah 62:5; Jeremiah 3:14; Jeremiah 31:32; Hosea 1:2; Hosea 2:20; Ephesians 5:32; Revelation 19:9
Parables from
Matthew 22:2; Matthew 25:10
Divorce; Husband; Wife