Monogamy started 'in the beginning', with Adam and Eve, when God himself said:"For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. "(Genesis 2:24NASB)
Multiple wives were allowed for a time, but monogamy was God's original standard, and was re-stated as such, by Jesus.(Matthew 19:4-6)
Although polygamy was practised by some Old Testament personalities, monogamy was always God's ideal for humanity (Matthew 19:4-5) according to the Bible.
If appears 500 times in the Bible, and of these, about 100 verses start with 'if'. You will have to look them up yourself in a Bible concordance or dictionary
The first five books of The Bible were translated from the original Hebrew- that's a start!
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Monogamy means the practice of having only one wife
My aunt is monogamy.
The Myth of Monogamy was created in 2001.
Monogamy - album - was created in 2000.
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Synonym: Bigamy Antonym: Monogamy :D
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The Game of Monogamy was created on 2010-10-05.
Yes. The Bible covers a range of issues such as the first marriage (Adam and Eve), monogamy, sexual union within a marriage, polygamy, adultery, divorce, widows and the conception of children etc etc etc.
In the Bible, some men, such as Solomon, had multiple wives. However, monogamy is also practiced and encouraged in many passages. The Bible does not explicitly stipulate a specific number of wives per man.
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