Marriage

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A benediction pronounced after A covenant relationship A dowry given to the woman`s parents before Celebrated: For seven days. Celebrated: With feasting. Celebrated: With great rejoicing. Consent of the parties necessary to Contracted at the gate and before witnesses Contracted in patriarchal age with near relations Designed for: Increasing the human population. Designed for: Preventing fornication. Designed for: Raising up godly seed. Designed for: The happiness of man. Divinely instituted Early introduction of polygamy Elder daughters usually given in, before the younger Expressed by: Giving daughters to sons, and sons to daughters. Expressed by: Joining together. Expressed by: Making affinity. Expressed by: Taking to wife. Garments provided for guests at Honourable for all Illustrative of: Christ`s union with his church. Illustrative of: God`s union with the Jewish nation. Indissoluble during the joint lives of the parties Infidelity of those contracted in, punished as if married Lawful in all Modes of demanding women in Often contracted by parents for children Parents might refuse to give their children in Priest not to contract, with divorced or improper persons

Should be only in the Lord Should be with consent of parents The bride: Adorned with jewels for. The bride: Attended by bridesmaids. The bride: Called to forget her father`s house. The bride: Given a handmaid at. The bride: Gorgeously apparelled. The bride: Received presents before. The bride: Stood on the right of bridegroom. The bridegroom: Adorned with ornaments. The bridegroom: Attended by many friends. The bridegroom: Crowned with garlands. The bridegroom: Presented with gifts. The bridegroom: Rejoiced over the bride. The bridegroom: Returned with the bride to his house at night. The expectation of the promised seed of the woman an incentive to, in the early age The high priest not to contract, with a widow or a divorced or profane person The Jews: Betrothed themselves some time before. The Jews: Careful in contracting for their children. The Jews: Considered being debarred from, a cause of grief. The Jews: Considered being debarred from, a reproach. The Jews: Contracted when young. The Jews: Exempted from going to war immediately after. The Jews: Forbidden to contract with idolaters. The Jews: Forbidden to contract, with their near relations. The Jews: Obliged to contract with a brother`s wife who died without seed. The Jews: Often contracted with foreigners. The Jews: Often contracted, in their own tribe. The Jews: Often punished by being debarred from. The Jews: Sometimes guilty of polygamy. The Jews: Were allowed divorce from, because of hardness of their hearts.