| One
man one woman - Monogamy |
This marriage "type"
is what most people are familiar with. Genesis
2:24 |
| One
man, many women - Polygamy |
Jacob had 2 wives and fathered
13 children. This is rarely spoken about when
the subject of marriage and the bible is debated!
Genesis 4:19
|
| Levirate
- Brother-in-law marriage |
If a woman were to become a widow and had not given birth
to a son, she would be required to have "relations"
with her brother-in-law. Genesis 38:6-10 |
| A man,
a woman, and HER property |
If a woman was "married"
and infertile, she could giver her property, her
slave, to her husband as a wife. Genesis
16 |
| A man,
one or more wives, and some concubines |
A
man could have one or more wives and any number
of concubines. In modern terms, one man, his wive(s),
and one or more mistresses. Genesis 20:10 |
| A soldier
and his female captive |
As with
many wars, women become the property of the victor.
And that is how it was in biblical times. Female
captives were forced to submit to their male captors,
usually by force, RAPE. Deuteronomy 21:11-14
and Numbers 31:1-18 |
| A male
rapist and the victim |
If a man raped a woman and she wasn't married, she would
be forced to marry him. A man could rape any woman
that he liked and they would be considered married.
The draw back? For the man OF COURSE!
He could not divorce her!! Deuteronomy
22:28-29 |
| A male
and a female slave |
An owner could order a female slave to "marry"
a male slave without any input from the female.The
consumation of this "union"
usually involved rape. Exodus 21:4 |
