Marriage
- Consanguinous, Abraham and SarahGen 11:29Gen 12:13Gen 20:3Gen 20:9–16
- Isaac and RebekahGen 24:3Gen 24:4Gen 24:67Gen 28:2
- Jacob and his wivesGen 29:15–30
- Levirate (the brother required to marry a brother's widow)Gen 38:8Gen 38:11Deu 25:5–10Rut 4:5Mat 22:24Mrk 12:19–23Luk 20:28
- Parents contract for their children
- Hagar selects a wife for IshmaelGen 21:21
- Abraham for IsaacGen 24
- Laban arranges for his daughters' marriageGen 29
- Samson asks his parents to procure him a wifeJdg 14:2
- Parents' consent requires in the Mosaic lawExo 22:17
- Presents given to parents to secure their favorGen 24:53Gen 34:12Deu 22:291Sa 18:25Hos 3:2
- Nuptial feastsGen 29:22Jdg 14:12Est 2:18Mat 22:11Mat 22:12
- Jesus present atJhn 2:1–5
- Ceremony attested by witnessesRut 4:1–11Isa 8:1–3
- The groom exempt one year from military dutyDeu 24:5
- Bridal ornamentsIsa 49:18Jer 2:32
- Bridal presentsGen 24:53Psa 45:12
- A herald preceded the bridegroomMat 25:6
- Wedding robes adorned with jewelsIsa 61:10
- Wives obtained
- By purchaseGen 29:20Rut 4:10Hos 3:2Hos 12:12
- By kidnappingJdg 21:21–23
- Given by Kings1Sa 17:251Sa 18:171Sa 18:21
- Daughters given in, as rewards of valorJdg 1:121Sa 17:251Sa 18:27
- Wives taken by edictEst 2:2–4Est 2:8–14
- David gave one hundred Philistine foreskins for a wife2Sa 3:14
- Wives among the Israelites must be IsraelitesExo 34:16Deu 7:3Deu 7:41Ch 23:22Ezr 9:1Ezr 9:2Ezr 9:12Neh 10:30Neh 13:26Neh 13:27Mal 2:111Co 7:392Co 6:14
- Betrothal a quasi-marriageMat 1:18Luk 1:27
- Betrothal made with the spiritEzk 16:8
- Celibacy deploredJdg 11:38Isa 4:1Jer 16:9
- Advised1Co 7:71Co 7:81Co 7:24–40
- Obligations under, inferior to duty to GodDeu 13:6–10Mat 19:29Luk 14:26
- Not binding after deathMat 22:29Mat 22:30Mrk 12:24Mrk 12:25
- UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TOGen 2:23Gen 2:24Exo 22:16Exo 22:17Lev 18:6–18Lev 20:14Lev 20:17Lev 20:19–21Lev 21:1Lev 21:7Lev 21:13–15Num 36:8Deu 21:10–14Deu 24:1–5Pro 18:22Pro 21:9Pro 21:19Jer 29:6Hos 2:19Hos 2:20Mal 2:13–16Mat 5:31Mat 5:32Mrk 6:17Mrk 6:18Mrk 10:2–12Mat 19:2–9Luk 16:18Rom 7:1–31Co 6:161Co 7:1–401Co 9:51Co 11:111Co 11:121Ti 3:21Ti 3:121Ti 4:11Ti 4:31Ti 5:14Heb 13:4
- FIGURATIVEIsa 54:5Isa 62:4Isa 62:5Jer 3:14Jer 31:32Hos 1:2Hos 2:19Hos 2:20Eph 5:30–32Rev 19:7–9
- Parables fromMat 22:2Mat 25:1–10