Posts Tagged ‘concubines’
What is the difference between a wife and a concubine?
Question: In Deuteronomy 21, after a war in the Old Testament, it says that if you wish to make a woman your wife, you must shave her head and cut her nails, etc., but what if he wanted to make her a concubine? Was this permitted or not? Deuteronomy doesn’t say anything at all about…
Read MoreWhy did God allow polygamy and concubines?
Question: I have been wondering for a while about why polygamy and concubines were allowed. Why was God okay with this stuff? Answer: We are not specifically told, but I can make some reasonable guesses. But to put it into context, as you were growing up were there not things that you did that your…
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