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The Myth of One Man, One Woman

Christians who like to thump the bible as proof that their God designed marriage to be between one man and one woman either don’t know their holy book very well or are simply being less than truthful. Abraham had multiple wives, a concubine and a slave girl. Rehoboam had 18 wives and 60 concubines. Jacob had two wives and two concubines. Abijah had 14 wives. Gideon had many wives and a concubine as did Jesus’ ancestor, David, who received some of his wives in a tawdry trafficking act as the Christian God gave him Saul’s wives — and yes, that’s wives with an s. And who could forget Solomon who enjoyed the company of 700 wives and 300 concubines.

The Christian God actually sanctioned the practice of taking multiple wives...“if a man takes a second wife, he must continue to give his first wife the same amount of food and clothes. If he doesn’t he must set her free.” How divine of him to command their feeding or release!

Instead of condemning the practice of taking multiple wives, the Christian God simply commanded sons not to “disgrace” their father by having intercourse with their mother ”or any of his other wives.” Yes, that’s wives with an s again.

Perhaps the most tender command concerning the sanctity of marriage is found in Deuteronomy: “When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive, And seest among the captives a beautiful woman, and hast a desire unto her, that thou wouldest have her to thy wife; Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house, and she shall shave her head, and pare her nails; And she shall put the raiment of her captivity from off her, and shall remain in thine house, and bewail her father and her mother a full month: and after that thou shalt go in unto her, and be her husband, and she shall be thy wife.” Lucky girl!

2S 12:7-8, Gn 25:6 1 Ch 1:322 Ch 11:21 Gn 32:222 Ch 13:21 Ex 21:10-11Jg 8:30-311 Ch 3:1-9 Lv 18:7-81K 11:3 Dt 21:10-14 KJV