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Although the Old Testament describes numerous examples of polygynous (one male, one wife with multiple concubines) instances of polygamy among devotees to God, most Christian groups have historically rejected the practice of polygamy and have upheld monogamy alone as normative.
14 maj 2021 · Yes, polygamy in the Bible exists—but what did Jesus think about it? Did he contradict it? In this excerpt about polygamy in the Bible, you’ll learn little-known facts about polygamy in the Old and New Testaments, what Jesus says about it, and whether Jesus and Paul changed God’s commands.
20 lip 2023 · What does the Bible say about Polygamy? What are the references to polygamy in the Bible? In biblical times it was common to find the custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time. The truth is that the story of polygamy in the Old Testament is, well, a problem.
11 lip 2023 · A number of groups defend their choice by saying that God permitted polygamy in the Old Testament Bible, but did he truly condone this marital grouping? What does the Bible really say about polygamy? In Scriptures we see Jacob married Leah by mistake and eventually married her sister, Rachel.
24 paź 2024 · While the Bible nowhere explicitly condemns polygamy, God made His ideal for marriage clear throughout Scripture: one man with one woman. The first instance of polygamy/bigamy in the Bible is that of Lamech in Genesis 4:19: “Lamech married two women.”
28 sty 2023 · The Bible does not condone polygamy. In the Old Testament, some men had more than one wife, but this was not God’s original ideal plan for marriage. God created marriage to be a covenant between one man and one woman.
25 maj 2021 · Scripture nowhere presents polygamy and concubinage as part of God’s design for creation or as morally licit. While modern skeptics may suggest that Scripture uncritically embraces the polygamous and polyamorous practices of ancient cultures, the actual teachings of Scripture suggest otherwise.
