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To: John O; Luis Gonzalez
Biblical precedent does support one man married to several women in the OT.

Actually, the Bible records multiple wives, but it never supports it. David is warned not to accumulate wives or horses and Solomon pays a high price for accumulating wives. There are few other mentions of polygamy, but they are only mentioned, never condoned.

The definition of marriage as given in Genesis is one man and one woman. Jesus reaffirmed that definition as did Paul.

One can only justify polygamy via the Bible by ignoring much of the Bible. That is generally a bad way to read the Bible.

Shalom.

175 posted on 12/09/2003 6:39:46 AM PST by ArGee (Scientific reasoning makes it easier to support gross immorality.)
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To: ArGee; Luis Gonzalez
Actually, the Bible records multiple wives, but it never supports it.

Excellent point ArGee. I was thinking how David was a man after God's own heart and yet had many wives. I guess that falls into God's permitting rather than approving.

188 posted on 12/09/2003 7:11:59 AM PST by John O (God Save America (Please))
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