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Re: Polygamy in the Bible
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Originally Posted by Aquila
I have only heard of one reference to it. Jesus gave a parable about 10 virgins who were awaiting their groom. These are regarded by some to be a party of 10 women awaiting their marriage as was customary among women given as brides between nations. A king or ruler would often make an arrangement for a certain number of wives. Well...five were wise and five were foolish.
Some have said that if Christ found polygamy detestable he wouldn't have used it to illustrate a righteous spiritual teaching.
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That's quite a stretch there. The New Testament never sanctions polygamy, in fact, quite the opposite.
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