(n.) Engagement for marriage; betrothing, or the fact of being betrothed; a mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage between the persons betrothed; betrothment; affiance.2 Corinthians 11:2
For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ.
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Luke 1:27
To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
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Matthew 1:18
Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
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Deuteronomy 24:1-4
When a man has taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favor in his eyes, because he has found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorce, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.
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3623. kelulah -- betrothal
... 3622, 3623. kelulah. 3624 . betrothal. Transliteration: kelulah Phonetic
Spelling: (kel-oo-law') Short Definition: betrothal. Word ...
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Whether Affinity is Caused by Betrothal?
... OF THE IMPEDIMENT OF AFFINITY (ELEVEN ARTICLES) Whether affinity is caused by betrothal? ...
Yet this is much more akin to carnal intercourse than a betrothal. ...
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Whether a Betrothal is a Promise of Future Marriage?
... OF MATRIMONY WITH REGARD TO THE BETROTHAL (THREE ARTICLES) Whether a
betrothal is a promise of future marriage? Objection 1: It ...
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Whether a Betrothal Can be Dissolved?
... OF MATRIMONY WITH REGARD TO THE BETROTHAL (THREE ARTICLES) Whether a betrothal
can be dissolved? Objection 1: It would seem that ...
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Of Matrimony with Regard to the Betrothal (Three Articles)
... OF MATRIMONY WITH REGARD TO THE BETROTHAL (THREE ARTICLES). In ... inquiry:
(1) What is the betrothal? (2) Who can contract a betrothal? ...
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Whether Seven Years is Fittingly Assigned as the Age for Betrothal ...
... OF MATRIMONY WITH REGARD TO THE BETROTHAL (THREE ARTICLES) Whether seven years
is fittingly assigned as the age for betrothal? Objection ...
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Society Soon Learned the News of the Countess Hermenstein's ...
... XXVII. Society soon learned the news of the Countess Hermenstein's betrothal
to the "eccentric Englishman� Society soon learned ...
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Whether an Oath Added to the Consent that is Expressed in Words of ...
... Objection 4: Further, the simple uttering of words relating to the future makes
a betrothal. ... Therefore it makes something more than a betrothal. ...
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Whether a Believer Can Marry an Unbeliever?
... Objection 3: Further, betrothal is directed to marriage. Now there can
be a betrothal between a believer and an unbeliever in the ...
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The Marriage Feast in Cana of Galilee - the Miracle that is a Sign ...
... [1724] A special formality, that of betrothal' (Erusin Qiddushin), preceded the
actual marriage by a period varying in length, but not exceeding a twelvemonth ...
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Turn Away Thine Eyes from Me, Because they have Made Me to Flee ...
... The Betrothal, or mutual engagement, is made in the union of the powers when the
soul surrenders herself wholly to God, and God gives Himself wholly to the soul ...
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Betrothal (1 Occurrence)
... betrothment; affiance. Multi-Version Concordance Betrothal (1 Occurrence).
Matthew 1:19 But Joseph her husband, being a kind-hearted ...
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Betroth (5 Occurrences)
... From the time of betrothal the woman was regarded as the lawful wife of the man
to whom she was betrothed (Deuteronomy 28:30; Judges 14:2, 8; Matthew 1:18-21). ...
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Marriage (74 Occurrences)
... mar'-ij: Introduction Scope and Viewpoint of the Present Article 1. Marriage among
the Hebrews 2. Betrothal the First Formal Part 3. Wedding Ceremonies 4. Jesus ...
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Espousal
... 1. (n.) The act of espousing or betrothing; especially, in the plural, betrothal;
plighting of the troths; a contract of marriage; sometimes, the marriage ...
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Betrothed (19 Occurrences)

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Kind-hearted (3 Occurrences)
... Matthew 1:19 But Joseph her husband, being a kind-hearted man and unwilling publicly
to disgrace her, had determined to release her privately from the betrothal...
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Unwilling (30 Occurrences)
... Matthew 1:19 But Joseph her husband, being a kind-hearted man and unwilling publicly
to disgrace her, had determined to release her privately from the betrothal...
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Witness (295 Occurrences)
... Important legal agreements required the attestation of witnesses, as in the case
of the purchase of property, or a betrothal (Ruth 4:1-11, where we are told ...
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Troth (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (n.) Belief; faith; fidelity. 2. (n.) Truth; verity; veracity; as, by my troth.
3. (n.) Betrothal. Multi-Version Concordance Troth (1 Occurrence). ...
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Release (61 Occurrences)
... Matthew 1:19 But Joseph her husband, being a kind-hearted man and unwilling publicly
to disgrace her, had determined to release her privately from the betrothal...
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Betrothal (1 Occurrence)

Matthew 1:19 But Joseph her husband, being a kind-hearted man and unwilling publicly to disgrace her, had determined to release her privately from the betrothal.
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Betrothal

Betrothal of Jacob

Betrothal: A Quasi-Marriage

Betrothal: Exempts from Military Duty

Betroth (5 Occurrences)

Marriage (74 Occurrences)

Espousal

Betrothed (19 Occurrences)

Kind-hearted (3 Occurrences)

Unwilling (30 Occurrences)

Witness (295 Occurrences)

Troth (1 Occurrence)

Release (61 Occurrences)

Espouse (2 Occurrences)

Disgrace (73 Occurrences)

Determined (89 Occurrences)

Dowry (5 Occurrences)

Privately (29 Occurrences)

Publicly (31 Occurrences)

Bethuel (10 Occurrences)

Assurance (16 Occurrences)

Nero

Family (438 Occurrences)

Isaac (127 Occurrences)

Mary (50 Occurrences)

Covenant (309 Occurrences)

Book (211 Occurrences)

Hosea (6 Occurrences)

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