Dictionary of Bible Themes: 5679 dowry

5679 dowry

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A present given by a woman's father on her marriage. At betrothal the bridegroom gave a compensatory gift, known as the bride-price, to the woman's family.

The bride-price

Exodus 22:16-17 See also Genesis 34:12

Usually it consisted of payment in kind

Genesis 24:53 See also Genesis 29:16-28; Genesis 31:41; 1 Samuel 18:25; 2 Samuel 3:14

The dowry given by the bride's father

1 Kings 9:16 See also Genesis 24:59-61; Genesis 29:24,29; Judges 1:14-15