Genesis 34:12
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12 Ask me ever so much (A)dowry[a] and gift, and I will give according to what you say to me; but give me the young woman as a wife.”
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- Genesis 34:12 bride-price
Genesis 34:12
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12 Make the price for the bride(A) and the gift I am to bring as great as you like, and I’ll pay whatever you ask me. Only give me the young woman as my wife.”
Exodus 22:16-17
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Moral and Ceremonial Principles
16 (A)“If a man entices a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall surely pay the bride-price for her to be his wife. 17 If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the (B)bride-price of virgins.
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Exodus 22:16-17
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Social Responsibility
16 “If a man seduces a virgin(A) who is not pledged to be married and sleeps with her, he must pay the bride-price,(B) and she shall be his wife. 17 If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, he must still pay the bride-price for virgins.
Matthew 14:17
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17 And they said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.”
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Matthew 14:17
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17 “We have here only five loaves(A) of bread and two fish,” they answered.
2 Samuel 3:14
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14 So David sent messengers to (A)Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, saying, “Give me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to myself (B)for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.”
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2 Samuel 3:14
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14 Then David sent messengers to Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, demanding, “Give me my wife Michal,(A) whom I betrothed to myself for the price of a hundred Philistine foreskins.”
1 Samuel 18:25-27
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25 Then Saul said, “Thus you shall say to David: ‘The king does not desire any (A)dowry but one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to take (B)vengeance on the king’s enemies.’ ” But Saul (C)thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. 26 So when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to become the king’s son-in-law. Now (D)the days had not expired; 27 therefore David arose and went, he and (E)his men, and killed two hundred men of the Philistines. And (F)David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full count to the king, that he might become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him Michal his daughter as a wife.
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1 Samuel 18:25-27
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25 Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king wants no other price(A) for the bride than a hundred Philistine foreskins, to take revenge(B) on his enemies.’” Saul’s plan(C) was to have David fall by the hands of the Philistines.
26 When the attendants told David these things, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. So before the allotted time elapsed, 27 David took his men with him and went out and killed two hundred Philistines and brought back their foreskins. They counted out the full number to the king so that David might become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him his daughter Michal(D) in marriage.
Deuteronomy 22:28-29
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28 (A)“If a man finds a young woman who is a virgin, who is not betrothed, and he seizes her and lies with her, and they are found out, 29 then the man who lay with her shall give to the young woman’s father (B)fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife (C)because he has humbled her; he shall not be permitted to divorce her all his days.
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Deuteronomy 22:28-29
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28 If a man happens to meet a virgin who is not pledged to be married and rapes her and they are discovered,(A) 29 he shall pay her father fifty shekels[a] of silver. He must marry the young woman, for he has violated her. He can never divorce her as long as he lives.
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- Deuteronomy 22:29 That is, about 1 1/4 pounds or about 575 grams
Genesis 31:41
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41 Thus I have been in your house twenty years; I (A)served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and (B)you have changed my wages ten times.
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Genesis 29:18
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18 Now Jacob loved Rachel; so he said, (A)“I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.”
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Genesis 29:18
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18 Jacob was in love with Rachel(A) and said, “I’ll work for you seven years in return for your younger daughter Rachel.”(B)
Genesis 24:53
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53 Then the servant brought out (A)jewelry of silver, jewelry of gold, and clothing, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave (B)precious things to her brother and to her mother.
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Genesis 24:53
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53 Then the servant brought out gold and silver jewelry and articles of clothing(A) and gave them to Rebekah; he also gave costly gifts(B) to her brother and to her mother.
Hosea 3:2
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2 So I bought her for myself for fifteen shekels of silver, and one and one-half homers of barley.
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Hosea 3:2
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