Date: Thu, 14 May 1998 21:27:08 +1000 (GMT+1000)
From: Jan Groenveld <>
Subject: Marriage According To the Bible 

Smazing what you can do with the book   .... have a great day!

Find an attractive prisoner of war, bring her home, shave her head, trim her
nails, and give her new clothes. Then she's yours.
-- Deuteronomy (Deuteronomy 21:11-13)

Find a prostitute and marry her.
-- Hosea (Hosea 1:1-3)

Find a man with seven daughters, and impress him by watering his flock.
-- Moses (Exodus 2:16-21)

Purchase a piece of property, and get a woman as part of the deal.
-- Boaz (Ruth 4:5-10)

Go to a party and hide. When the women come out to dance, grab one and carry
her off to be your wife.
-- Benjaminites (Judges 21:19-25)

Have God create a wife for you while you sleep. Note: this will cost you a
rib.
-- Adam (Genesis 2:19-24)

Agree to work seven years in exchange for a woman's hand in marriage.  Get
tricked into marrying the wrong woman. Then work another seven years for the
woman you wanted to marry in the first place. (That's right: fourteen years
of toil for a woman.)
-- Jacob (Genesis 29:15-30)

Cut off 200 foreskins off of your future father-in-law's enemies and get his
daughter for a wife.
-- David (I Samuel 18:27)

Even if no one is out there, just wander around a bit and you'll definitely
find someone. (It's all relative of course.)
-- Cain (Genesis 4:16-17)

Become the emperor of a huge nation and hold a beauty contest.
-- Xerxes or Ahasuerus (Esther 2:3-4)

When you see someone you like, go home and tell your parents, "I have seen a
...woman; now get her for me." If your parents question your decision,
simply say, "Get her for me. She's the one for me."
-- Samson (Judges 14:1-3)

Kill any husband and take HIS wife. (Prepare to lose four sons though.)
-- David (2 Samuel 11)

Wait for your brother to die. Take his widow. (It's not just a good idea,
it's the law).
-- Onan and Boaz (Deuteronomy or Leviticus, example in Ruth)

Don't be so picky. Make up for quality with quantity.
-- Solomon (1 Kings 11:1-3)

A wife?...NOT!!!
-- Paul (1 Corinthians 7:32-35)

Become sinless, and die in atonement for others, and you can marry a whole
bunch of people.
-- Jesus (Revelation 15?)