Bible Encyclopedia: Marriage: A Dowry Given to the Woman's Parents Before

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Mothers, Daughters, and Wives in Israel
... and one day"might be betrothed or given away by ... as also what came to her after marriage
by inheritance ... husband should have the usufruct of her dowry, and of ...
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The Women of the Gospel Narrative the Study of the Early Christian ...
... In the early days, among the Hebrews, marriage by purchase from the father or ... custom;
but in the time of which we are writing a dowry was given with the ...
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Chapter xxiv
... In this instance there is first of all a gift to the bride, then a gift to those
who gave her in marriage. ... A dowry (móhar) was regularly given. ...
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Women of the Frankish Church
... where she dwelt, and united her to him in marriage. ... and she offered to willingly
relinquish her dowry if he ... If the accounts given by Frankish historians may be ...
/.../brittain/women of early christianity/viii women of the frankish.htm

Subjects of Study. Home Education in Israel; Female Education. ...
... marriage-baldacchino, under which the regular marriage ceremony is ... same amount of
instruction being given to girls as ... bound to provide a fixed dowry for female ...
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The Great Furnace for a Great Soul
... The matter of Ai Do's marriage had been under consideration ... matter of the sum required
as dowry could not ... insisted at her request that decent burial be given. ...
/.../cable/the fulfilment of a dream of pastor hsis/chapter xi the great furnace.htm

Appeal to the Christian Women of the South
... food, her raiment, and her duty of marriage, shall he ... another wife, he shall give
her her dowry, her clothes ... them, there was no other name given under heaven ...
/.../an appeal to the christian women of the south/appeal to the christian women.htm

Chaldaean Civilization
... their possessions into the community by marriage, and yet ... The dowry would consist
of a carefully marked out field ... three copies at least, two being given by the ...
/.../chapter iiichaldaean civilization.htm

Torrey's Topical Textbook

Genesis 29:18
And Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve you seven years for Rachel your younger daughter.
Torrey's Topical Textbook

Genesis 34:12
Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as you shall say to me: but give me the damsel to wife.
Torrey's Topical Textbook

1 Samuel 18:27,28
Why David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king's son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.
Torrey's Topical Textbook