Genesis 24:53
53And the servant brought out jewelry of silver and of gold, and garments, and gave them to Rebekah. He also gave to her brother and to her mother costly ornaments.Genesis 29:18
18Jacob loved Rachel. And he said, a“I will serve you seven years for your younger daughter Rachel.”Genesis 31:41
41These twenty years I have been in your house. bI served you fourteen years for your two daughters, and six years for your flock, and cyou have changed my wages ten times.Exodus 22:16-17
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16 d“If a man seduces a virgin ▼▼Or a girl of marriageable age; also verse 17
who is not betrothed and lies with her, he shall give the bride-price ▼▼Or engagement present; also verse 17
for her and make her his wife. 17If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, ghe shall pay money equal to the hbride-price for virgins. Deuteronomy 22:28-29
28 i“If a man meets a virgin who is not betrothed, and seizes her and lies with her, and they are found, 29then the man who lay with her shall give to the father of the young woman fifty shekels of silver, and she shall be his wife, because he has violated her. He may not divorce her all his days.1 Samuel 18:25-27
25Then Saul said, “Thus shall you say to David, ‘The king desires no jbride-price except a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, kthat he may be avenged of the king’s enemies.’” lNow Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. 26And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law. mBefore the time had expired, 27David arose and went, nalong with his men, and killed two hundred of the Philistines. oAnd David brought their foreskins, which were given in full number to the king, that he might become the king’s son-in-law. And Saul gave him his daughter Michal for a wife.
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