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Polygamy.
Polygamy.
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The legal term is bigamy (more than one spouse), while the technical term is polygamy. More specifically, more than one wife is polygyny.
Well, back then, they had a different life style and having more than wife/husband was a part of it.
no, but a Muslim can. it is illegal if you are christian.
no
Monogamy means the practice of having only one wife
His insanity was to be blamed for the sacrilege he committed.Having more than one wife is bigamy; having more than one husband is pure insanity.
Yes, he was very into having many women to 'use' at any time
There is no New Testament text that tells of God giving any man more than one wife. New Testament books specifically refer to a Christian man, and elders and bishops having one wife.
He's somewhat vain, in assuming that having Portia as his wife is "no more than he deserves."