Genesis 34:12
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12 No matter what dowry or gift you demand, I will gladly pay it—just give me the girl as my wife.”
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Exodus 22:16-17
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16 “If a man seduces a virgin who is not engaged to anyone and has sex with her, he must pay the customary bride price and marry her. 17 But if her father refuses to let him marry her, the man must still pay him an amount equal to the bride price of a virgin.
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Matthew 14:17
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17 “But we have only five loaves of bread and two fish!” they answered.
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2 Samuel 3:14
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14 David then sent this message to Ishbosheth, Saul’s son: “Give me back my wife Michal, for I bought her with the lives[a] of 100 Philistines.”
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- 3:14 Hebrew the foreskins.
1 Samuel 18:25-27
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25 he told them, “Tell David that all I want for the bride price is 100 Philistine foreskins! Vengeance on my enemies is all I really want.” But what Saul had in mind was that David would be killed in the fight.
26 David was delighted to accept the offer. Before the time limit expired, 27 he and his men went out and killed 200 Philistines. Then David fulfilled the king’s requirement by presenting all their foreskins to him. So Saul gave his daughter Michal to David to be his wife.
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Deuteronomy 22:28-29
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28 “Suppose a man has intercourse with a young woman who is a virgin but is not engaged to be married. If they are discovered, 29 he must pay her father fifty pieces of silver.[a] Then he must marry the young woman because he violated her, and he may never divorce her as long as he lives.
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- 22:29 Hebrew 50 [shekels] of silver, about 1.25 pounds or 570 grams in weight.
Genesis 31:41
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41 Yes, for twenty years I slaved in your house! I worked for fourteen years earning your two daughters, and then six more years for your flock. And you changed my wages ten times!
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Genesis 29:18
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18 Since Jacob was in love with Rachel, he told her father, “I’ll work for you for seven years if you’ll give me Rachel, your younger daughter, as my wife.”
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Genesis 24:53
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53 Then he brought out silver and gold jewelry and clothing and presented them to Rebekah. He also gave expensive presents to her brother and mother.
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Hosea 3:2
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2 So I bought her back for fifteen pieces of silver[a] and five bushels of barley and a measure of wine.[b]
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