Biblical Marriage Rituals

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Biblical Marriage Rituals
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Gods Standard for marriage

• -Genesis 224
• For this reason a man will leave his father
  and mother and be united to his wife, and they
  will become one flesh.

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Jacobs desire

• Jacob wants Rachels hand in marriage

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Labans Daughters

• Rachel
• younger
• lovely in form
• beautiful

• Leah
• weak eyes (some interpret this as being
  CROSS-EYED!)
• older
• Genesis 2914

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Labans Proposal

• If Jacob works for seven years for Laban, he will
  receive his daughters hand in marriage.

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JACOB WORKS.

• ? Receives LEAH INSTEAD!
• ? It is against the law of our land to marry off
  the oldest daughter before the younger daughter.

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Alternative

• You may work for seven MORE years for Rachels
  hand in marriage, OR you may choose NOT to work
  any longer and accept Leahs hand in marriage

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JACOB WORKS!!!
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Marriage custom/rituals

• Jacob and Rachel/Leah
• Isaac and Rebekah
• ? COUSINS WERE ENCOURAGED TO MARRY!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Fathers.

• DECIDED WHO THEIR DAUGHTER WAS GOING TO MARRY!!!

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Rituals (Contd)

• Men were allowed to have many wives at once
• Women, however, were only allowed to have one
  husband at a time!
• Women were forced to wear wedding rings that were
  not flashy. This was so that no one would think
  they only married into the family for the money.

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One more ritual

• Always after a wedding ceremony they would break
  glasses. This was to symbolize the fact that
  love is very fragile, and that it must be guarded
  and protected throughout life.

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Sources

• http//www.vaad.net/marriage_and_the_wedding.htm
  
• Biblical customs/rituals on marriage
• http//www.ujafederation.org/content_display.html?
  articleID9355
• Jewish rituals (specific attire)
• http//www.geocities.com/sisterameliaandjesusminis
  tries/biblestudy/marriage.html
• Old testament customs and sitings
• http//www.jewishaz.com/jewishnews/970131/tradnl.h
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• Jewish rituals and marriage sanctity