Bible Concordance
Dowry (5 Occurrences)Genesis 30:20 Leah said, "God has endowed me with a good dowry. Now my husband will live with me, because I have borne him six sons." She named him Zebulun. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT RSV)
Genesis 34:12 Ask me a great amount for a dowry, and I will give whatever you ask of me, but give me the young lady as a wife." (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT)
Exodus 22:16 "If a man entices a virgin who isn't pledged to be married, and lies with her, he shall surely pay a dowry for her to be his wife. (WEB JPS ASV NAS)
Exodus 22:17 If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS)
1 Samuel 18:25 Saul said, "You shall tell David,'The king desires no dowry except one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies.'" Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines. (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY YLT NAS)
Thesaurus
Dowry (5 Occurrences)... Jacob had no
dowry to give for his wife, but he gave his services (Genesis 29:18;
30:20; 34:12). Noah Webster's Dictionary.
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia.
DOWRY.
.../d/dowry.htm - 11kEndow (3 Occurrences)
... en-dou', en-du': "Endow" meant originally "to provide with a dowry"; "indue" took
the meaning "clothe"; the likeness between the literal meanings has confused ...
/e/endow.htm - 8k
Endue
... en-dou', en-du': "Endow" meant originally "to provide with a dowry"; "indue" took
the meaning "clothe"; the likeness between the literal meanings has confused ...
/e/endue.htm - 7k
Zebulun (46 Occurrences)
... the other two are frequent, and are used interchangeably; Zaboulon): In Genesis
30:20 Leah exclaims, "God hath endowed me with a good dowry," which suggests a ...
/z/zebulun.htm - 29k
Code (6 Occurrences)
... Matters concerning inheritance are carefully dealt with (sections 162). The dowry
of a wife belongs, after her death, to her children (section 162). ...
/c/code.htm - 40k
Marriage (74 Occurrences)
... Its central feature was the dowry (mohar), which was paid to the parents, not to
the bride. It may take the form of service (Genesis 29 1 Samuel 18:25). ...
/m/marriage.htm - 62k
Hammurabi
... Matters concerning inheritance are carefully dealt with (sections 162). The dowry
of a wife belongs, after her death, to her children (section 162). ...
/h/hammurabi.htm - 47k
Virgins (33 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV WEY ASV BBE DBY WBS). Exodus 22:17 If her father utterly refuses to give
her to him, he shall pay money according to the dowry of virgins. ...
/v/virgins.htm - 16k
Zeb'ulun (41 Occurrences)
... Genesis 30:20 And Leah said: 'God hath endowed me with a good dowry; now will my
husband dwell with me, because I have borne him six sons.' And she called his ...
/z/zeb'ulun.htm - 16k
Naomi (25 Occurrences)
... treasury was often placed in Nanaea's temple; this, Epiphanes was anxious to secure
under the pretext of marrying the goddess and receiving the money as dowry. ...
/n/naomi.htm - 17k
