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Originally Posted by gomoho
I am curious - those celebrating this decision - do you see any reason polygamy should not also be recognized and those families afforded the same rights?
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Honestly... I don't! Now... again... if you want to use the bible....
"The first polygamist mentioned in the Bible is Lamech, whose two wives were
Adah and
Zillah (Gen 4:19). Abraham's wives were
Sarah,
Hagar (Gen 16:3, 21:1-13),
Keturah (Gen 25:1), and
concubines (who are referred to as "wives" in other parts of the Bible) (Gen 25:6). Jacob's four wives are
Leah and
Rachel (Gen 29:28) and despite an oath with their father
Laban to not take any additional wives (Gen 31:48-54), Jacob took
Bilhah (Gen 30:4) and
Zilpah (Gen 30:9). Moses' two wives were
Zipporah (Ex 2:21, Ex 18:1-6) and an Ethiopian woman (Num 12:1). Interestingly enough,
Aaron and
Miriam were punished for disapproving of Moses' forbidden marriage.
Gideon "had many wives" (Judges 8:29-32). Elkanah,
Samuel's father, had two wives,
Hannah and
Peninnah (1 Samuel 1:1-2). An accurate list of David's wives would include at least five named wives: Michal (1 Sam 18:27, 19:11-18, 25:44; 2 Sam 3:13-14, 6:20-23), Abigail of Carmel (1 Sam 25:39, 1 Chr 3), Ahinoam of Jezreel (1 Sam 25:43, 1 Chr 3), Eglah (2 Sam 3:4-5, 1 Chr 3) and
Bathsheba (2 Sam 12:24). David also took "more wives and concubines" in 2 Sam 5:13, 12:7-8, 1 Chr 14:3. Three additional women are mentioned, but we are not told if they are wives or concubines: Maacah (2 Sam 3:3, 1 Chr 3), Abital (2 Sam 3:3-4, 1 Chr 3) and Haggith (2 Sam 3:3, 1 Chr 3). Lastly, there are the ten concubines, or wives as they are referred to in 2 Sam 5:13, 15:16, 16:21-23, 1 Chr 14:3, bringing David's total to at least 22+ "wives/concubines". According to 1 Kings 11:3, David's son Solomon had 700 wives and 300 concubines."
Polygamy in Christianity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not "arguing* the bible... just pointing out the scriptures... for those keeping track! *smile*