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Biblical example of finding a wife

Find an attractive prisoner of war, bring her home, shave her head, trim her nails, and give her new clothes. Then she's yours.

Deuterononmy (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)

Proverbs 31

1 The sayings of King Lemuel-- an oracle his mother taught him:

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2 "O my son, O son of my womb, O son of my vows,

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3 do not spend your strength on women, your vigor on those who ruin kings.

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4 "It is not for kings, O Lemuel-- not for kings to drink wine, not for rulers to crave beer,

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5 lest they drink and forget what the law decrees, and deprive all the oppressed of their rights.

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6 Give beer to those who are perishing, wine to those who are in anguish;

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7 let them drink and forget their poverty and remember their misery no more.

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8 "Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute.

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9 Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy."

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10 A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.

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11 Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value.

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12 She brings him good, not harm, all the days of her life.

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13 She selects wool and flax and works with eager hands.

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14 She is like the merchant ships, bringing her food from afar.

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15 She gets up while it is still dark; she provides food for her family and portions for her servant girls.

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16 She considers a field and buys it; out of her earnings she plants a vineyard.

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17 She sets about her work vigorously; her arms are strong for her tasks.

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18 She sees that her trading is profitable, and her lamp does not go out at night.

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19 In her hand she holds the distaff and grasps the spindle with her fingers.

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20 She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.

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21 When it snows, she has no fear for her household; for all of them are clothed in scarlet.

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22 She makes coverings for her bed; she is clothed in fine linen and purple.

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23 Her husband is respected at the city gate, where he takes his seat among the elders of the land.

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24 She makes linen garments and sells them, and supplies the merchants with sashes.

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25 She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come.

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26 She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

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27 She watches over the affairs of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.

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28 Her children arise and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her:

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29 "Many women do noble things, but you surpass them all."

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30 Charm is deceptive, and beauty is fleeting; but a woman who fears the LORD is to be praised.

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31 Give her the reward she has earned, and let her works bring her praise at the city gate.

Exodus 2:15-22

15 When Pharaoh heard of this, he tried to kill Moses, but Moses fled from Pharaoh and went to live in Midian, where he sat down by a well.

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16 Now a priest of Midian had seven daughters, and they came to draw water and fill the troughs to water their father's flock.

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17 Some shepherds came along and drove them away, but Moses got up and came to their rescue and watered their flock.

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18 When the girls returned to Reuel their father, he asked them, "Why have you returned so early today?"

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19 They answered, "An Egyptian rescued us from the shepherds. He even drew water for us and watered the flock."

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20 "And where is he?" he asked his daughters. "Why did you leave him? Invite him to have something to eat."

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21 Moses agreed to stay with the man, who gave his daughter Zipporah to Moses in marriage.

Exodus 2:15-22 22 Zipporah gave birth to a son, and Moses named him Gershom, saying, "I have become an alien in a foreign land." Exodus 4:1-20

1 Moses answered, "What if they do not believe me or listen to me and say, 'The LORD did not appear to you'?" Exodus 4:1-20

2 Then the LORD said to him, "What is that in your hand?" "A staff," he replied. Exodus 4:1-20

3 The LORD said, "Throw it on the ground." Moses threw it on the ground and it became a snake, and he ran from it. Exodus 4:1-20

4 Then the LORD said to him, "Reach out your hand and take it by the tail." So Moses reached out and took hold of the snake and it turned back into a staff in his hand. Exodus 4:1-20

5 "This," said the LORD, "is so that they may believe that the LORD, the God of their fathers-- the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob-- has appeared to you." Exodus 4:1-20

6 Then the LORD said, "Put your hand inside your cloak." So Moses put his hand into his cloak, and when he took it out, it was leprous, like snow. Exodus 4:1-20

7 "Now put it back into your cloak," he said. So Moses put his hand back into his cloak, and when he took it out, it was restored, like the rest of his flesh. Exodus 4:1-20

8 Then the LORD said, "If they do not believe you or pay attention to the first miraculous sign, they may believe the second. Exodus 4:1-20

9 But if they do not believe these two signs or listen to you, take some water from the Nile and pour it on the dry ground. The water you take from the river will become blood on the ground." Exodus 4:1-20

10 Moses said to the LORD, "O Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since you have spoken to your servant. I am slow of speech and tongue." Exodus 4:1-20

11 The LORD said to him, "Who gave man his mouth? Who makes him deaf or mute? Who gives him sight or makes him blind? Is it not I, the LORD? Exodus 4:1-20

12 Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say." Exodus 4:1-20

13 But Moses said, "O Lord, please send someone else to do it." Exodus 4:1-20

14 Then the LORD's anger burned against Moses and he said, "What about your brother, Aaron the Levite? I know he can speak well. He is already on his way to meet you, and his heart will be glad when he sees you. Exodus 4:1-20

15 You shall speak to him and put words in his mouth; I will help both of you speak and will teach you what to do. Exodus 4:1-20

16 He will speak to the people for you, and it will be as if he were your mouth and as if you were God to him. Exodus 4:1-20

17 But take this staff in your hand so you can perform miraculous signs with it." Exodus 4:1-20

18 Then Moses went back to Jethro his father-in-law and said to him, "Let me go back to my own people in Egypt to see if any of them are still alive." Jethro said, "Go, and I wish you well." Exodus 4:1-20

19 Now the LORD had said to Moses in Midian, "Go back to Egypt, for all the men who wanted to kill you are dead." Exodus 4:1-20

20 So Moses took his wife and sons, put them on a donkey and started back to Egypt. And he took the staff of God in his hand. Exodus 4:21-26

21 The LORD said to Moses, "When you return to Egypt, see that you perform before Pharaoh all the wonders I have given you the power to do. But I will harden his heart so that he will not let the people go. Exodus 4:21-26

22 Then say to Pharaoh, 'This is what the LORD says: Israel is my firstborn son, Exodus 4:21-26

23 and I told you, "Let my son go, so he may worship me." But you refused to let him go; so I will kill your firstborn son.'" Exodus 4:21-26

24 At a lodging place on the way, the LORD met Moses and was about to kill him. Exodus 4:21-26

25 But Zipporah took a flint knife, cut off her son's foreskin and touched Moses' feet with it. "Surely you are a bridegroom of blood to me," she said. Exodus 4:21-26

26 So the LORD let him alone. (At that time she said "bridegroom of blood," referring to circumcision.)

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