Polygamy
Polygamy [S]
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography InformationNave, Orville J. "Entry for 'Polygamy'". "Nave's Topical Bible".. 1896.
- Forbidden
Deuteronomy 17:17 ; Leviticus 18:18 ; Malachi 2:14 Malachi 2:15 ; Matthew 19:4 Matthew 19:5 ; Mark 10:2-8 ; 1 Timothy 3:2 1 Timothy 3:12 ; Titus 1:6 - Authorized
2 Samuel 12:8 - Tolerated
Exodus 21:10 ; 1 Samuel 1:2 ; 2 Chronicles 24:3 - Practiced by
Job 27:15 - Lamech
Genesis 4:19 - Abraham
Genesis 16 - Esau
Genesis 26:34 ; 28:9 - Jacob
Genesis 29:30 - Ashur
1 Chronicles 4:5 - Gideon
Judges 8:30 - Elkanah
1 Samuel 1:2 - David
1 Samuel 25:39-44 ; 2 Samuel 3:2-5 ; 5:13 ; 1 Chronicles 14:3 - Solomon
1 Kings 11:1-8 - Rehoboam
2 Chronicles 11:18-23 - Abijah
2 Chronicles 13:21 - Jehoram
2 Chronicles 21:14 - Joash
2 Chronicles 24:3 - Ahab
2 Kings 10 - Jehoiachin
2 Kings 24:15 - Belshazzar
Daniel 5:2 - See
1 Chronicles 2:8 - Hosea
Hosea 3:1 Hosea 3:2 - Mosaic law respecting the firstborn in
Deuteronomy 21:15-17 - Sought by women
Isaiah 4:1 - The evil effects of
- Husbands favoritism in
Deuteronomy 21:15-17 - Jacobs
Genesis 29:30 ; 30:15 - Elkanahs
1 Samuel 1:5 - Rehoboams
2 Chronicles 11:21
- Husbands favoritism in
- Domestic unhappiness
- In Abrahams family
Genesis 16 ; 21:9-16 - In Jacobs family
Genesis 29:30-34 ; 30:1-23 - In Elkanahs family
1 Samuel 1:4-7
- In Abrahams family
- With Solomon
1 Kings 11:4-8 - See CONCUBINAGE
- See MARRIAGE
[S] indicates this entry was also found in Smith's Bible Dictionary
Bibliography InformationNave, Orville J. "Entry for 'Polygamy'". "Nave's Topical Bible".