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Wife

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Easton's 1897Smith's 1884ISBE 191513 verse references

Easton's 1897

The ordinance of marriage was sanctioned in Paradise (Gen. 2:24; Matt. 19:4-6). Monogamy was the original law under which man lived, but polygamy early commenced (Gen. 4:19), and continued to prevail all down through Jewish history. The law of Moses regulated but did not prohibit polygamy. A man might have a plurality of wives, but a wife could have only one husband. A wife’s legal rights (Ex. 21:10) and her duties (Prov. 31:10-31; 1 Tim. 5:14) are specified. She could be divorced in special cases (Deut. 22:13-21), but could not divorce her husband. Divorce was restricted by our Lord to the single case of adultery (Matt. 19:3-9). The duties of husbands and wives in their relations to each other are distinctly set forth in the New Testament (1 Cor. 7:2-5; Eph. 5:22-33; Col. 3:18, 19; 1 Pet. 3:1-7).

Easton's Bible Dictionary (1897) · public domain

Smith's 1884

[MARRIAGE]

Smith's Bible Dictionary (1884) · public domain

ISBE 1915

From the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915). Where it reports or adopts critical theories, those are the views of its writers or the scholars they cite; Gospel Companion holds the historic Christian view of Scripture.

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See MARRIAGE; RELATIONSHIPS, FAMILY.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (1915) · public domain

In Scripture

Genesis 2:24Matthew 19:4–6Genesis 4:19Exodus 21:10Proverbs 31:10–311 Timothy 5:14Deuteronomy 22:13–21Matthew 19:3–91 Corinthians 7:2–5Ephesians 5:22–33Colossians 3:18Colossians 3:191 Peter 3:1–7
13 references found in the entries above · verse links open the World English Bible

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Marriage

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